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prolong(verb, support, take, go, help)
11
delay(noun, verb, reject, cause, halt)
11
postpone(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
10
procrastinate(verb, keep, reject, halt, block)
9
defer(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
8
keep(verb, support, hold, maintain, block)
7
hold(verb, keep, block, delay, stay)
7
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
6
suspend(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
6
temporize(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
5
adjourn(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
5
drag(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
5
prorogue(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
4
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, halt)
4
lay over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, reject)
4
linger(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
4
stall(verb, hold, take, cover, increase)
4
table(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
3
hang fire(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay)
3
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, halt)
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