| adjourn(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| shelve(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, cool) |
| hang(verb, stop, reject, settle, halt) |
| hang fire(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay) |
| hold up(verb, expression, reduce, reject, restrain) |
| impede(verb, reduce, restrain, block, delay) |
| obstruct(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| block(verb, hold, keep, stay, extend) |
| can(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay) |
| check(verb, reduce, reject, restrain, halt) |
| halt(verb, stop, reject, settle, delay) |
| intermit(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| lay over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, reject) |
| omit(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, halt) |
| prorogue(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, reject, cool) |
| restrict(verb, hold, keep, reduce, restrain) |
| slacken(verb, keep, reduce, restrain, fail) |
| choke(verb, hold, reduce, restrain, block) |