| slump |
| stagger(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain) |
| stop(noun, verb, check, settle, delay) |
| tail(verb, stop, delay, draw, follow) |
| tardiness(adjective, slack) |
| time lag(expression, idiom) |
| adjourn(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| amble(verb, delay, stay, idle, wait) |
| anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| banish(transfer, demote, downgrade) |
| bind(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| block(verb, hold, keep, stay, bar) |
| bog down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| brake(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| cast out(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| cessation |
| chase(verb, follow, trace, pull, track) |
| choke(verb, hold, keep, reduce, restrain) |
| con |