possible profanity
| obstruction(noun, hold, break, check, disorder) | |
| protract(verb, reject, cause, halt, stay) | |
| recess(noun, verb, break, pause, relief) | |
| adjournment(noun, break, act, time, check) | |
| balk(noun, verb, stop, check, block) | |
| brake(noun, verb, check, reduce, restrain) | |
| deferral(noun, act, time, stay, interruption) | |
| dilly-dally(verb, cause, waste, fast, defer) | |
| hang back(verb, expression, stop, draw, follow) | |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) | |
| jam(noun, verb, check, stay, hinder) | |
| poke(verb, move, check, draw, follow) | |
| procrastination(noun, check, event, stay, weakness) | |
| prolong(verb, drop, cause, disregard, abandon) | |
| remain(verb, activity, stop, settle, continue) | |
| retardation(noun, time, help, check, disorder) | |
| thwart(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) | |
| dawdling(noun, check, event, stay, weakness) | |
| delaying(noun, adjective, event, weakness, doubt) | |
| extension(noun, increase, spread, addition, enlargement) |
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