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refrain(stop, hold, attack, maintain)
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refuse(stop, cut, attack, decline)
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remit(stop, reduce, reject, abandon)
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repulse(check, separate, reject, disregard)
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wait(cool, do, delay, informal)
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ward off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
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deflect(separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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drive away(expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
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drive back(expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
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parry(cut, separate, cool, slip)
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pigeonhole(drop, reject, disregard, abandon)
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procrastinate(reject, cool, halt, delay)
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protract(reject, halt, delay, stay)
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put aside(expression, phrasal verb, hold, drop)
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resist(cut, check, attack, separate)
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stall(block, delay, extend, prevent)
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stave off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
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stop(check, separate, reduce, release)
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temporize(cool, halt, delay, hinder)
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withhold(stop, hold, check, decline)
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