73 entries under delay topic. ×

17
forbear(verb, stop, hold, control, give)
11
avoid(verb, stop, keep, reject, dismiss)
9
abandon(verb, give, decline, allow)
9
forgo(verb, stop, attack, decline, keep)
8
curb(verb, stop, control, attack, keep)
8
hold(verb, stop, break, drop, close)
7
check(verb, stop, control, attack, keep)
7
renounce(verb, give, decline, keep, reject)
7
stay(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
5
relinquish(verb, drop, decline, abandon)
4
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
keep from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
3
leave(verb, give, abandon, allow)
2
abstain from(verb, expression, stop, attack, decline)
2
continue(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
hinder(verb, stop, control, attack, maintain)
2
leave alone(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
2
maintain(verb, stop, attack, oppose, restrain)
2
neglect(verb, give, allow, avoid)
2
persist(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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