| loosened |
| omit(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay) |
| perfect(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete) |
| pink-slip(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay) |
| play a waiting game(expression, idiom, cool, delay, hesitate) |
| play for time(expression, idiom, cool, delay, hesitate) |
| poke(delay, defer, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| prevent(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| pull up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| punctuate(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| push aside |
| put a cork in(expression, idiom, stop, close, end) |
| put a stop to(verb, expression, idiom, stop, reject) |
| put an end to(verb, expression, idiom, activity, stop) |
| put on back burner(verb, expression, idiom, reject, halt) |
| put on the back burner(expression, idiom, delay, defer, postpone) |
| put on the shelf(verb, expression, idiom, reject, halt) |
| recall |
| recede |
| reject(verb, halt, delay, stay, bar) |