6
delay(verb, support, stop, go, open)
5
halt(noun, verb, stop, slow)
5
dead in the water
4
check(verb, stop, restrain, ignore, neglect)
4
hinder(verb, adjective, support, stop, advance)
4
stop(verb, slow)
3
slow(verb, stop)
3
block(verb, stop, slow)
3
impede(verb, help, advance, facilitate)
3
slow down(activity, move)
2
arrest(noun, help, advance)
2
cease(verb, stop, slow)
2
decelerate
2
defer(verb, hold, advance, do, allow)
2
retard(verb, stop, slow)
2
stay(verb, release, continue)
1
delayed
1
disable
1
drag out(verb, expression, extend, shorten)
1
embarrass
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