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prolong(drop, disregard, abandon, delay)
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prop(support, hold, help, fix)
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protract(reject, halt, delay, stay)
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prove out
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put on hold(expression, idiom, hold, drop)
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reinforce(support, hold, help, fix)
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shore up(expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
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shoulder(support, hold, take, maintain)
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slacken(delay, moderate, decrease, hinder)
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trammel(stop, check, bother, ruin)
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uplift(support, promote, establish, rise)
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upraise(support, promote, establish, rise)
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wear(overcome, weaken, endure, erode)
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back-water(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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back up(expression, support, sustain, uphold)
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baffle(stop, check, ruin, restrain)
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ban(stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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bear out(expression, confirm, prove, demonstrate)
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bog down(expression, hold, check, keep)
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boost(noun, support, help, promote)
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