89 entries under hold topic. ×

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impede(verb, stop, break, check)
7
interrupt(verb, reject, bother, disturb)
7
prolong(verb, drop, keep, disregard)
7
slow(verb, adjective, delay, put)
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lay aside(verb, expression, stop, break)
6
lay over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep)
6
put on ice(verb, expression, idiom, drop)
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stall(verb, check, keep, block)
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block(verb, keep, stay, extend)
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detain(verb, check, keep, block)
5
extend(verb, delay, put, sustain)
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set aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop)
5
slacken(verb, check, keep, reduce)
5
temporize(verb, keep, block, delay)
4
check(verb, stop, break, reject)
4
hang fire(verb, expression, cool, delay)
4
intermit(verb, stop, keep, reduce)
4
keep(verb, restrain, block, observe)
4
lengthen(verb, delay, extend, put)
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linger(verb, stop, keep, block)
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