2
draw out(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
drawl
2
dwell on
2
elaborate
2
forge ahead(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
get on with it(expression, idiom, advance, maintain, continue)
2
go with the tide(verb, expression, idiom, flow, wash)
2
hang fire(expression, idiom, cool, delay, hesitate)
2
hang in(verb, expression, stop, advance, maintain)
2
harp on
2
hinder(verb, slow)
2
hold back(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
hold everything(verb, expression, stop, delay, stay)
2
hold off(expression, delay, pause, defer, balk)
2
hold over(expression, stop, keep, block, delay)
2
hold the fort(expression, idiom, stop, settle, continue)
2
hold the phone(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
2
hold your horses(verb, expression, idiom, wait, stall)
2
keep(verb, hold, block, stay, prevent)
2
keep at(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
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