93 entries under hold topic. ×

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continue(verb, stop, restrain, stay)
4
finish(noun, verb, stop, break)
4
stall(verb, stop, break, drop)
3
endure(verb, stop, restrain, continue)
3
quit(verb, stop, break, drop)
2
call it a day(expression, idiom, stop, break)
2
cool it(verb, expression, stop, break)
2
cut short(verb, expression, stop, break)
2
draw up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
2
frustrate(verb, stop, control, close)
2
last(verb, stop, settle, continue)
2
obstruct(verb, stop, control, close)
2
play for time(verb, expression, idiom, stop)
2
prevail(verb, stop, continue, stay)
1
baffle(verb, stop, control, reduce)
1
be over(verb, break, drop, close)
1
bit(noun, verb, stop, control)
1
blow off(verb, expression, stop, break)
1
bottleneck(noun, verb, stop, control)
1
bridle(verb, stop, control, reduce)
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