possible profanity
| flag(noun, verb, check, draw, follow) | |
| hang up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, drop) | |
| intercept(verb, forestall) | |
| interfere with(verb, expression, phrasal verb) | |
| lateness(noun, slowness, diuturnity) | |
| moderate(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) | |
| prevention(noun, restraint, retreat, entertainment, diversion) | |
| problem(noun, check, stay, difficulty, thing) | |
| protraction(noun, break, increase, development, spread) | |
| put back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, extend, defer) | |
| put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| set-back | |
| sit tight(verb, expression, stop, settle, halt) | |
| slacken(verb, stop, check, reduce, cause) | |
| slowness(noun, lateness, tardiness, unpunctuality) | |
| stick around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, settle) | |
| tangle(noun, verb, difficulty, hinder, stick) | |
| tarrying(noun, check, stay, hindrance, obstacle) | |
| tie up(verb, expression, drop, disregard, abandon) | |
| waver(verb, stop, rest, relax, shake) |
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