31
postpone(verb, stop, hold, drop, control)
27
delay(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
23
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
22
suspend(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
19
table(verb, hold, drop, keep, reject)
17
submit(verb, stop, break, drop, go)
17
shelve(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
17
yield(verb, break, drop, help, give)
15
bow(verb, stop, break, drop, go)
14
acquiesce(verb, accept, agree, allow, lower)
13
adjourn(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
13
accede(verb, break, drop, accept, fail)
12
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
capitulate(verb, stop, break, drop, give)
11
hold over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, drop)
11
obey(verb, agree, yield, observe, surrender)
11
procrastinate(verb, hold, keep, reject, cool)
11
succumb(verb, stop, break, drop, go)
11
retard(verb, hold, check, keep, reject)
11
stay(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
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