| linger(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| loiter(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| moderate(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| neutralize(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| nip in the bud(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| obviate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| play |
| play a waiting game(expression, idiom, cool, delay, hesitate) |
| poke(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| prevaricate(verb, halt, hinder, slow) |
| prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| prolong(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn) |
| protract(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn) |
| rebuff(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| reduce(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt) |
| rein in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| repress(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| repulse(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |