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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)
13
adjourn(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
12
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
retard(verb, hold, check, keep, reject)
11
stay(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
8
protract(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
7
hinder(verb, stop, hold, break, check)
7
interrupt(verb, hold, reject, bother, disturb)
7
prolong(verb, hold, drop, keep, disregard)
6
stall(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
5
temporize(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
4
check(verb, stop, hold, break, reject)
4
dally(verb, delay, pause, postpone)
4
hang fire(verb, expression, hold, cool, delay)
3
hold back(verb, expression, stop, check, keep)
3
linger(verb, stop, hold, keep, block)
3
wait(verb, phrasal verb, cool, do, delay)
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