teeter

flounder, lurch, stumble, toddle

quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble, vibrate

careen, reel, stagger, weave

rock, roll, seesaw, swag, sway, waver, weave, wobble (also wabble)

clomp, clump, flounder, lumber, lump, pound, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, stamp, stomp, stumble, tramp, tromp

haw, hem

dally, dawdle, delay, linger, pause, procrastinate, wait

back down, chicken (out)

consider, debate, deliberate, ponder, weigh

oscillate, sway

equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, waffle