72 entries under stay topic. ×

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table(verb, hold, drop, keep, reject)
19
postpone(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
17
defer(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
17
suspend(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
16
delay(verb, stop, drop, reduce, reject)
15
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
hold over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, drop)
11
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
11
prorogue(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
10
adjourn(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
9
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
8
waive(verb, drop, reject, abandon, do)
6
pigeonhole(noun, verb, drop, reject, abandon)
6
procrastinate(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
6
put on ice(verb, expression, idiom, drop, reject)
5
prolong(verb, hold, drop, keep, abandon)
5
put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, drop, reject)
4
hang up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, reject)
4
hold(verb, drop, keep, abandon, block)
3
hang fire(verb, expression, reject, halt, block)
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