衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline / to fall / to drop / to falter / a decline / recession (in economics) | |
支支吾吾 | zhī zhī wú wú | to hem and haw / to stall / to stammer / to mumble / to falter | |
趑 | zī | to falter / unable to move | |
蹒跚不前 | pán shān bù qián | to falter / to stall |