| oppose(verb, stop, attack, maintain, restrain) |
| pardon(noun, verb, stop, break, reduce) |
| procrastinate(verb, stop, keep, reject, fail) |
| prorogue(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep) |
| release(noun, verb, stop, break, reduce) |
| remission(noun, stop, hold, break, close) |
| sit tight(verb, expression, stop, continue, rest) |
| stanchion(noun, support, hold, block, back) |
| stand still(expression, idiom, stop, close, end) |
| strut(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain) |
| sweat it out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| table(verb, hold, drop, keep, reject) |
| take up residence(verb, expression, idiom, settle, endure) |
| abeyance(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| adjournment(noun, break, check, halt, delay) |
| allay(verb, action, pardon, acquit) |
| await(verb, stop, delay, rest, pause) |
| balk(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| becalm(verb, rest, quiescence) |
| bottleneck(noun, verb, stop, hold, control) |