2
dally(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
2
dawdle(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
2
detain(verb, hold, keep, block, extend)
2
develop(verb, take, cover, advance, increase)
2
distend(verb, go, cover, advance, increase)
2
drag on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, extend, expand)
2
dwell on(expression, wander, babble, meander, digress)
2
educe
2
elicit
2
evoke
2
extract
2
fan out(verb, expression, take, cover, increase)
2
gallop
2
grow(verb, cover, increase, open, develop)
2
hang up(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay)
2
heighten(verb, take, cover, advance, increase)
2
hold over(verb, expression, hold, keep, block)
2
impede(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
2
intermit(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
2
lay aside(expression, reject, halt, delay, bar)
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