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35
stop(noun, verb, stop, hold, calm)
34
rest(noun, verb, activity, support, stop)
32
halt(noun, verb, stop, hold, calm)
30
delay(noun, verb, activity, stop, break)
28
stay(noun, verb, stop, hold, calm)
23
wait(noun, verb, activity, stop, break)
21
hesitate(verb, activity, stop, delay, object)
13
tarry(verb, activity, stop, hold, break)
9
stand(noun, verb, support, stop, hold)
7
abide(verb, stop, restrain, delay, continue)
6
freeze(noun, verb, stop, break, close)
6
lag(noun, verb, stop, settle, delay)
6
procrastinate(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
6
remain(verb, stop, settle, restrain, delay)
5
hang back(verb, expression, hesitate, falter)
5
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
5
hover(verb, stop, settle, halt, delay)
4
bide(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
4
continue(verb, stop, hold, restrain, stay)
4
mark time(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
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