2
hit the brakes(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
hobble(block, curb, restrict, frustrate, bind)
2
hoist(verb, support, promote, establish, rise)
2
hold good
2
hold in(verb, expression, stop, restrain, curb)
2
hold in check(verb, expression, idiom)
2
hold over(verb, expression, drop, disregard, abandon)
2
hold true
2
intercept(verb, stop, close, attack, halt)
2
interdict(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
2
keep afloat(expression, sustain)
2
keep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
keep waiting(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
lay over(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay)
2
lessen(verb, delay, moderate, decrease, hinder)
2
let down flaps(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
lift up(verb, expression, promote, establish, boost)
2
live
2
loft
2
loiter(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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