| perpetuate(delay, extend, lengthen) |
| persist(verb, delay, continue, extend, prolong) |
| ramble(verb, digress, endlessly, blether, blather) |
| shelve(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep) |
| stay(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| strain |
| unfold(verb, take, go, cover, increase) |
| waive(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay) |
| widen(verb, take, go, cover, advance) |
| aggrandize(verb, take, cover, advance, increase) |
| annex(noun, verb, advance, increase, raise) |
| block(verb, hold, keep, stay, extend) |
| blow up(verb, expression, increase, open, develop) |
| bolster(verb, support, increase, open, keep) |
| burgeon(verb, increase, open, develop, extend) |
| carry(verb, support, help, keep, maintain) |
| chatter(wander, babble, meander, digress, endlessly) |
| cool(verb, delay, extend, informal, expand) |
| crane(verb, take, go, cover, increase) |