Put the meaning into your own words.

She was loath to discard a notebook full of unfinished ideas.

After the dinner, Jae felt discontented with the room's poor reading light and reconsidered the lamp for a concrete reason. She faced a quandary because the attractive model took more table space, while a smaller one gave less light in the shop's demonstration. She was loath to spend her remaining allowance before deciding which compromise mattered more.