| back(verb, praise, favor, approve, confirm) |
| bar(verb, stop, close, check, reject) |
| brace(verb, support, hold, help, fix) |
| buoy(verb, support, help, maintain, boost) |
| curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| hang(reject, halt, delay, bar, swing) |
| hang fire(verb, expression, reject, halt, block) |
| hold out(verb, expression, cope) |
| intermit(verb, stop, reduce, reject, release) |
| lift(verb, take, remove, keep, promote) |
| maintain(verb, support, hold, take, help) |
| pigeonhole(verb, drop, reject, disregard, abandon) |
| prevent(verb, stop, break, close, check) |
| prohibit(verb, stop, check, block, delay) |
| prorogue(verb, stop, drop, reduce, reject) |
| put aside(verb, expression, hold, drop, disregard) |
| rear(verb, promote, raise, establish, rise) |
| reef(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| restrict(verb, stop, hold, check, decline) |
| wash(verb, hold, agree, stick, endure) |