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136 entries under defer topic. ×

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give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, disregard)
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prolong(verb, hold, drop, keep, abandon)
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put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, drop, reject)
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set aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, reject)
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hang up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, reject)
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hold(verb, drop, keep, abandon, block)
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hang fire(verb, expression, reject, halt, block)
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lay over(verb, expression, hold, keep, reject)
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protract(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
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remand(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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sideline(verb, drop, abandon, postpone)
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temporize(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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block(verb, hold, keep, stay, extend)
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dally(verb, delay, postpone)
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extend(verb, delay, suspend, stall)
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fall away(expression, stop, reduce, decrease, abate)
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forbear(stop, reduce, decrease, abate)
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forgive(verb, stop, reduce, decrease, abate)
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freeze(verb, drop, abandon, informal)
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hinder(verb, hold, block, delay, extend)
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