| loiter(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| manumit(verb, keep, release, free, protect) |
| mothball(verb, drop, disregard, abandon, ignore) |
| nest(verb, stop, halt, continue, stay) |
| obstruct(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| outlast(verb, stop, continue, stay, endure) |
| outlive(verb, stop, continue, stay, endure) |
| perch(verb, stop, halt, continue, stay) |
| persist(verb, stop, continue, stay, endure) |
| poke(verb, delay, defer, postpone, reschedule) |
| preserve(verb, keep, release, free, protect) |
| prevail(verb, stop, continue, stay, endure) |
| prevent(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| procrastinate(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| prorogate |
| protect(verb, keep, release, free, save) |
| pull out of the fire(verb, expression, idiom, keep, release) |
| push aside |
| put back(verb, expression, delay, defer, suspend) |
| put on back burner(verb, expression, idiom, drop, disregard) |