2
lay aside(expression, reject, halt, delay, bar)
2
lay over(verb, expression, hold, keep, reject)
2
mine(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
oppose(hold, control, cut, check, separate)
2
panoply(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
pigeonhole(halt, delay, bar, swing, hang)
2
prolong(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
2
prorogue(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
2
protract(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
2
provide sanctuary(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
put back(verb, expression, defer, suspend, postpone)
2
put on ice(expression, idiom, reject, halt, delay)
2
refuse(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
2
reject(verb, cut, check, separate, cool)
2
repel danger(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
repress(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
2
resist(hold, control, cut, check, separate)
2
restrict(verb, stop, hold, keep, restrain)
2
retard(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
2
shelve(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
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