97 entries under pause topic. ×

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linger(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay)
17
delay(verb, stop, settle, draw, continue)
11
tarry(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay)
9
stall(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
8
wait(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
7
dillydally(verb, stop, fail, delay, diminish)
7
hesitate(verb, delay, stay, idle)
7
vacillate(verb, delay, stay, idle)
6
hang(verb, stop, settle, delay, draw)
5
falter(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish)
5
mark time(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
5
stay(verb, stop, fail, delay, diminish)
3
abide(verb, stop, delay, continue, stay)
3
bide(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
3
defer(verb, delay, hesitate, postpone)
3
hang back(verb, expression, stop, fail, delay)
3
hold everything(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
3
hover(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
3
sit tight(verb, expression, stop, settle, delay)
3
stick around(verb, expression, stop, settle, delay)
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