3
cease(verb, stop, check, slow)
3
hold(verb, stop, check, slow)
3
keep(verb, stop, advance, check, allow)
3
last(adjective, reserved)
3
maintain(verb, stop, check, slow)
3
reprieve
3
reserved
3
retrograde(adjective, positive, reverting)
3
reverse
3
stop(verb, go, check, open, slow)
2
abaft
2
baffle
2
coy(adjective, modest)
2
diffident
2
frustrate(help, encourage, aid)
2
guardian
2
inverse
2
meekest(adjective, mad, bold, naughty, impudent)
2
modest
2
posterior
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