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linger(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, dawdle)
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loiter(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone)
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make time
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mystify(verb, stop, block, prevent, hinder)
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nonplus(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct)
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not budge
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not stir
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obstruct(verb, stop, block, delay, extend)
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omit(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar)
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pause(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, linger)
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peter out
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pink-slip(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar)
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play a waiting game(verb, expression, idiom, delay, hesitate)
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poke(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone)
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postpone
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prevent(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct)
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prorogate
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pull up
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push aside
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put a stop to(verb, expression, idiom, halt, delay)
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