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colonize(verb, occupy, inhabit)
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confine(verb, hold, control, close, end)
5
crutch(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
5
dally(verb, stop, fail, delay, diminish)
5
dillydally(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
5
discharge(noun, verb, break, dismiss, relief)
5
ending(noun, stop, break, close, end)
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excuse(noun, verb, stop, reduce, dismiss)
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fetter(verb, hold, control, restrain, delay)
5
fix(verb, support, hold, break, close)
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foul(verb, hinder)
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found(verb, support, hold, maintain, put)
5
frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
5
handicap(noun, verb, hold, control, restrain)
5
hang out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, settle)
5
hinge(noun, verb, rest, base, fasten)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
5
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
5
lull(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
5
mark time(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
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