28
prolong(verb, support, take, go, help)
26
extend(verb, go, cover, advance, increase)
21
draw out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, go)
17
lengthen(verb, take, go, cover, advance)
16
stretch(noun, verb, take, cover, increase)
15
spin out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, go)
14
continue(verb, support, take, help, cover)
14
elongate(verb, take, go, cover, increase)
12
drag out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, go)
11
delay(noun, verb, reject, cause, halt)
11
postpone(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
10
expand(verb, take, cover, advance, increase)
10
procrastinate(verb, keep, reject, halt, block)
9
defer(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
9
draw(verb, take, go, cover, increase)
9
maintain(verb, support, help, keep, continue)
9
stretch out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, open)
8
keep(verb, support, hold, maintain, block)
7
dilate(verb, take, cover, advance, increase)
7
hold(verb, keep, block, delay, stay)
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