519 entries under verb topic. ×

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set aside(expression, phrasal verb, hold, drop)
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slacken(hold, check, keep, reduce)
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temporize(hold, keep, block, delay)
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consent(take, accept, agree, allow)
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adapt(yield, submit, comply, accede)
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adjust(yield, submit, comply, accede)
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check(stop, hold, break, reject)
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concur(accept, agree, allow, surrender)
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dally(delay, pause, hesitate, postpone)
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hang fire(expression, hold, cool, delay)
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intermit(stop, hold, keep, reduce)
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keep(hold, restrain, block, observe)
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knuckle(stop, break, drop, go)
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lengthen(hold, delay, extend, put)
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stoop(agree, yield, surrender, acknowledge)
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surrender(stop, accept, reject, withdraw)
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abide(take, agree, delay, surrender)
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adhere
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admit(accept, allow, yield, submit)
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apple-polish(yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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