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| remain(stop, settle, restrain, delay) | |
| terminate(stop, hold, break, drop) | |
| time out(noun, expression, phrasal verb, break) | |
| hang back(expression, hesitate, linger, falter) | |
| hold back(expression, phrasal verb, stop, control) | |
| hover(stop, settle, halt, delay) | |
| refrain(stop, hold, break, drop) | |
| stammer(hesitate, stumble, falter, balk) | |
| stumble(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| take a break(expression, idiom, delay, rest) | |
| think twice(expression, stop, delay, rest) | |
| bar(noun, stop, hold, control) | |
| bide(stop, settle, delay, continue) | |
| boggle(hesitate, falter, waver, balk) | |
| calm(noun, adjective, stop, break) | |
| close(noun, stop, hold, break) | |
| continue(stop, hold, restrain, stay) | |
| finish(noun, stop, hold, break) | |
| fix(noun, rest, deadlock, stalemate) | |
| hem and haw(expression, idiom, object, doubt) |
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