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shelve(hold, keep, reject, halt)
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stave off(expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
3
stay(hold, keep, reject, halt)
3
unfold(take, go, cover, increase)
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waive(reject, halt, delay, stay)
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widen(take, go, cover, advance)
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aggrandize(take, cover, advance, increase)
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annex(noun, advance, increase, raise)
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block(hold, keep, stay, extend)
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blow up(expression, increase, open, develop)
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bolster(support, increase, open, keep)
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burgeon(increase, open, develop, extend)
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carry(support, help, keep, maintain)
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cool(delay, extend, informal, expand)
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crane(take, go, cover, increase)
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dawdle(hold, keep, block, delay)
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detain(hold, keep, block, extend)
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develop(take, cover, advance, increase)
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distend(go, cover, advance, increase)
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drag on(expression, phrasal verb, extend, expand)
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