| restrain(verb, stop, control, reduce, curb) |
| retard(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| shilly-shally(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| slacken pace(verb, expression, stop, hold, control) |
| slowed down(verb, expression, control, check, reduce) |
| slowing down(verb, expression, control, check, reduce) |
| snub(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| squelch(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| stand off |
| stop(verb, hold, control, reduce, restrain) |
| suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| suspend(stop, cool, halt, delay, slow) |
| tame(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| tarry(stop, cool, halt, delay, slow) |
| terminate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| thwart(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| vacillate |
| wait(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| act evasively |