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4	put back(verb, phrasal verb, extend, defer)
4	put on hold(verb, idiom, stop, hold)
4	sit tight(verb, stop, settle, halt)
4	stick around(verb, phrasal verb, stop, settle)
4	tie up(verb, drop, disregard, abandon)
3	drag out(verb, continue, extend, sustain)
3	hang around(verb, stop, continue, stay)
3	lag behind(verb, draw, follow, extend)
3	play for time(verb, idiom, stop, control)
3	poke along(verb, draw, follow, extend)
3	rein in(verb, stop, control, reduce)
3	set aside(verb, drop, keep, reject)
2	stretch out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, continue)
2	bide time(verb, cause, rest, pause)
2	break off(stop, break, drop, close)
2	cut short(verb, stop, break, drop)
2	ease off(verb, stop, reduce, restrain)
2	ease up(stop, reduce, moderate, decrease)
2	fend off(verb, hinder)
2	get in the way(idiom, stop, break, bother)

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