| appease(verb, action) |
| belay(verb, stop, continue, prevent, hindrance) |
| blockage(noun, delay, hindrance, suspension, deadlock) |
| burden(noun, verb, block, delay, curb) |
| clinch(noun, verb, fasten, wait, remain) |
| close(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| dawdle(verb, keep, fail, block, delay) |
| deferral(noun, delay, interruption, suspension, postponement) |
| deter(verb, stop, hold, control, close) |
| exist(verb, hold, continue, follow, extend) |
| hang about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, continue) |
| hiatus(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| inhibit(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| interval(noun, stop, calm, break, close) |
| jam(noun, verb, hold, fix, check) |
| keep on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| keep up(verb, expression, hold, help, advance) |
| lag(noun, verb, stop, check, block) |
| last out(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| mainstay(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain) |