115 entries under reject topic. ×

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dismiss(verb, separate, cool, disregard)
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exclude(verb, stop, dismiss, halt)
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hang fire(expression, halt, delay, bar)
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hang up(verb, expression, halt, delay)
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lay aside(expression, halt, delay, bar)
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lay over(verb, expression, hold, keep)
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oppose(hold, control, cut, check, separate)
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prorogue(verb, hold, keep, halt)
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protract(verb, hold, keep, halt)
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put on ice(expression, idiom, halt, delay)
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refuse(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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resist(hold, control, cut, check, separate)
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retard(verb, stop, hold, keep)
2
shelve(verb, hold, keep, halt)
2
stay(verb, hold, keep, halt)
2
turn down(verb, expression, cut, separate)
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withhold(verb, hold, check, keep)
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ban(verb, dismiss, exclude, discount)
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break up(verb, expression, halt, delay)
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can(verb, halt, delay, stay)
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