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absorb(verb, stop, hold, keep, maintain)
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abstain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
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accost(verb, stop, approach, surround)
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accumulate(verb, hold, control, place, maintain)
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adhere(verb, hold, take, keep, restrain)
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adjourn(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
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amass(verb, hold, control, place, maintain)
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appropriate
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arresting
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back off(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder)
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backpedal
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backwater
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baffle(verb, hinder)
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balk(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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bandage
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bastille(verb, hold, commit, confine, apprehend)
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bear in mind(verb, expression, idiom, hold, keep)
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bide time(verb, expression, hold, keep, block)
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bog(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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brace(verb, stop, hold, catch, approach)
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