1
cool(verb, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
1
cool it(verb, expression, delay, defer, shelve)
1
corner(verb, stop, block, prevent, hinder)
1
count out(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay)
1
count to ten(expression, idiom)
1
crab(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct)
1
cramp(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct)
1
crimp(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct)
1
cut off(verb, expression, hinder, obstruct, frustrate)
1
cut short(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar)
1
dally(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone)
1
dawdle(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone)
1
dead-end(verb, stop, block, prevent, hinder)
1
debar(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar)
1
defeat(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct)
1
detain(verb, delay, extend, defer, suspend)
1
discontinue(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar)
1
do nothing
1
drag(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone)
1
drag out
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