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bog down(verb, phrasal verb, hold, trouble)
6
muck up(verb, phrasal verb)
6
set back(verb, phrasal verb, hold, check)
4
hang up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, check)
3
get stuck(verb, idiom)
2
anchor it(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
cut back(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
cut down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
hit the brakes(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
hold back(check, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
hold up(verb, hold, check, keep)
2
keep waiting(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
let down flaps(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
lose steam(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
reduce speed(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
rein in(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
1
back off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
1
bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, check, delay)
1
choke off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
1
close off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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