| hold(noun, verb, stop, break, drop) |
| intermit(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| linger(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue) |
| stand(noun, verb, support, stop, hold) |
| check(noun, verb, stop, break, control) |
| forbear(verb, stop, restrain, prevent, resist) |
| interregnum(noun, break, leave, delay, rest) |
| scruple(noun, verb, delay, weakness, object) |
| abide(verb, stop, restrain, delay, continue) |
| balk(noun, verb, stop, close, end) |
| breather(noun, stop, calm, break, close) |
| closure(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction) |
| deliberate(verb, activity, stop, delay, rest) |
| demur(noun, verb, object, doubt, protest) |
| drop(verb, stop, hold, break, close) |
| shilly-shally(noun, verb, act, cool, delay) |
| vacillate(verb, object, doubt, protest, disagree) |
| arrest(noun, verb, stop, hold, break) |
| balance(noun, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| break off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |