| recess(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete) |
| retard(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| extend(verb, delay, defer, suspend, stall) |
| hold off(expression, stop, drop, reduce, reject) |
| intermit(verb, stop, hold, keep, reduce) |
| pigeonhole(verb, stop, drop, reject, disregard) |
| reserve(verb, remove, reject, abandon, allow) |
| respite(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate) |
| set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep) |
| dally(verb, delay, defer, postpone, reschedule) |
| hang fire(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay) |
| hang up(verb, expression, drop, close, reject) |
| lay aside(verb, expression, drop, reject, disregard) |
| prorogate(verb, stop, close, end, discharge) |
| put aside(verb, expression, drop, disregard, abandon) |
| put on back burner(verb, expression, idiom, drop, reject) |
| put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, drop) |
| put on ice(verb, expression, idiom, drop, reject) |
| remand(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |