7
deter(verb, stop, hold, check, keep)
7
put aside(verb, expression, hold, drop, disregard)
7
tarry(verb, keep, fail, block, delay)
7
temporize(verb, stop, hold, keep, halt)
7
turn off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, upset)
6
hedge(verb, halt, slow, avoid, hide)
6
disgust(verb, irritate, offend, repel, revolt)
6
dishearten(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
6
dodge(verb, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
6
hold up(verb, expression, stop, hold, drop)
6
linger(verb, keep, fail, block, delay)
6
loiter(verb, keep, fail, block, delay)
6
parry(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
6
postponed(noun, adjective, late, tardy, delayed)
6
stall(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
5
circumvent(verb, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
5
daunt(verb, stop, upset, check, bother)
5
drag(verb, move, stop, hold, keep)
5
duck(verb, keep, maintain, avoid, hide)
5
flurry(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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