| filibuster(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| gain time(verb, expression, hold, keep, block) |
| halt(stop, reduce, delay, decrease) |
| hamper(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| hang(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay) |
| inactivate(reject, halt, delay, swing) |
| inhibit(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| interfere(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| interrupt(verb, stop, hold, cut, reject) |
| keep(verb, hold, block, stay) |
| keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep) |
| lag(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| lay on the table(reject, halt, delay, swing) |
| linger(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| loiter(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| prevent(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| put a stop to(reject, halt, delay, swing) |
| put an end to(expression, halt, delay, swing) |
| put on the shelf(verb, expression, idiom, reject, halt) |
| reject(verb, stop, drop, cut, dismiss) |