191 entries under hold topic. ×
| imprison(verb, control, restrain, curb) | |
| intermit(verb, keep, block, delay) | |
| jail(verb, control, restrain, curb) | |
| keep down(verb, expression, control, restrain) | |
| keep in line(verb, expression, idiom, control) | |
| lag(verb, keep, block, stay) | |
| lay over(verb, expression, keep, block) | |
| linger(verb, keep, block, stay) | |
| loiter(verb, keep, block, stay) | |
| look after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, maintain) | |
| manacle(verb, control, restrain, curb) | |
| nourish(verb, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| pause(verb, stop, control, reduce) | |
| pinion(verb, control, close, restrain) | |
| play for time(verb, expression, idiom, stop) | |
| procrastinate(verb, keep, block, stay) | |
| prolong(verb, keep, block, stay) | |
| protect(verb, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| protract(verb, keep, block, stay) | |
| pull back(verb, expression, control, restrain) |
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