146 entries under delay topic. ×

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balk(verb, stop, keep, ruin, defeat)
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debar(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
13
hamper(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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retard(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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intercept(verb, stop, close, keep, halt)
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stay(verb, stop, hold, break, control)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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anticipate(verb, stop, act, remove, keep)
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baffle(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
10
restrict(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
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keep(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
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oppose(verb, stop, hold, attack, decline)
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shut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
8
avoid(verb, stop, break, close, end)
8
counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, attack)
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resist(verb, stop, hold, attack, separate)
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hold(verb, stop, control, attack, keep)
6
refuse(verb, stop, attack, decline, separate)
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reject(verb, stop, decline, separate, dismiss)
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maintain(verb, stop, hold, attack, oppose)
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