2
stop(noun, check, delay, stay, curb)
2
stoppage(noun, check, delay, stay, curb)
2
suppression
2
suspension(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
2
tie-up(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
2
time lag(expression, idiom)
2
withholding(noun, imprisonment, custody, confinement, holding)
1
abridgment(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint)
1
accommodation(noun, capture, apprehension, seizure, imprisonment)
1
adjournment(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
afterthought
1
appropriation(noun, arrest, capture, apprehension, seizure)
1
arresting
1
arrestment
1
bag(noun, arrest, capture, apprehension, seizure)
1
ban(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint)
1
bar(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint)
1
barrier(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint)
1
battle(support, fight, opposition, resistance, fighting)
1
belatedness
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