| lay on the table(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar) |
| lengthen(verb, delay, extend, defer, suspend) |
| mothball(verb, drop, disregard, abandon, ignore) |
| mystify(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| nonplus(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, block, delay, extend) |
| omit(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar) |
| pink-slip(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar) |
| postpone |
| prevent(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| procrastinate(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay) |
| prolong(verb, drop, disregard, abandon, delay) |
| protract(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay) |
| put a stop to(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar) |
| put an end to(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar) |
| put aside(verb, expression, drop, disregard, abandon) |
| put back(verb, expression, delay, defer, suspend) |
| put on the back burner(expression, delay, defer, postpone, table) |
| put on the shelf(verb, expression, idiom, reject, halt) |
| puzzle(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |