19
delay(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
14
impede(verb, stop, hold, break, close)
14
retard(verb, stop, hold, time, help)
13
hinder(verb, stop, hold, break, close)
12
slow(verb, time, help, reduce, cause)
12
suspend(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
11
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
stick up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, give)
11
stop(noun, verb, hold, break, close)
11
uphold(verb, support, hold, take, help)
10
detain(verb, hold, time, help, check)
10
obstruct(verb, stop, break, close, check)
10
postpone(verb, stop, hold, drop, check)
10
set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, time)
10
stand up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, promote)
10
support(verb, take, help, fix, maintain)
9
defer(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
9
shelve(verb, stop, drop, reduce, reject)
9
table(verb, hold, drop, reject, disregard)
8
block(noun, verb, stop, fix, check)
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