112 entries under verb topic. ×

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let slide(expression, cool, delay, hesitate)
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linger(cool, delay, hesitate, dawdle)
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loiter(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone)
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mystify(stop, block, prevent, hinder)
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nonplus(block, hinder, impede, obstruct)
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obstruct(stop, block, delay, extend)
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omit(reject, halt, delay, bar)
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pause(cool, delay, hesitate, linger)
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pink-slip(reject, halt, delay, bar)
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play a waiting game(expression, idiom, delay, hesitate)
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poke(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone)
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prevent(block, hinder, impede, obstruct)
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put a stop to(expression, idiom, halt, delay)
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put an end to(expression, idiom, halt, delay)
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put back(expression, delay, defer, suspend)
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put on the shelf(expression, reject, halt, delay)
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puzzle(block, hinder, impede, obstruct)
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reject(halt, delay, bar, swing)
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remit(delay, extend, defer, suspend)
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rule out(expression, reject, halt, delay)
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