3
oppose(verb, stop, decline, reject, ruin)
3
pirate(verb, take, remove, keep, appropriate)
3
prolong(verb, drop, disregard, abandon, delay)
3
prop(verb, support, hold, help, fix)
3
protract(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay)
3
prove out(verb, wash)
3
put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, hold, drop)
3
rein in(expression, stop, reduce, restrain, delay)
3
reinforce(verb, support, hold, help, fix)
3
shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
3
shoulder(verb, support, hold, take, maintain)
3
slacken(verb, delay, moderate, decrease, hinder)
3
sweat it out(expression, idiom)
3
trammel(verb, stop, check, bother, ruin)
3
uplift(verb, support, promote, establish, rise)
3
upraise(verb, support, promote, establish, rise)
3
wear(verb, overcome, weaken, endure, erode)
2
air
2
anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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