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| hold(noun, stop, break, drop) | |
| intermit(stop, close, end, complete) | |
| linger(stop, settle, delay, continue) | |
| stand(noun, support, stop, hold) | |
| check(noun, stop, break, control) | |
| forbear(stop, restrain, prevent, resist) | |
| scruple(noun, delay, weakness, object) | |
| abide(stop, restrain, delay, continue) | |
| balk(noun, stop, close, end) | |
| deliberate(activity, stop, delay, rest) | |
| demur(noun, object, doubt, protest) | |
| drop(stop, hold, break, close) | |
| shilly-shally(noun, act, cool, delay) | |
| vacillate(object, doubt, protest, disagree) | |
| arrest(noun, stop, hold, break) | |
| break off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) | |
| freeze(noun, stop, break, close) | |
| lag(noun, stop, settle, delay) | |
| procrastinate(stop, settle, delay, continue) | |
| pull up(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
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