| mystify(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| negate(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| neutralize(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| nonplus(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| nullify(verb, stop, curb, prevent, hinder) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, block, prevent, hinder) |
| obviate(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| outwit(verb, stop, curb, prevent, hinder) |
| overcome(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| pause(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| pigeonhole(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| play a waiting game(verb, expression, idiom, delay, hesitate) |
| play for time(verb, expression, idiom, delay, hesitate) |
| poke(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| preclude(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| prevent(verb, stop, block, curb, hinder) |
| procrastinate(verb, delay, put, postpone, adjourn) |
| prohibit(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| prolong(verb, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| protract(verb, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |