172 entries under defer topic. ×

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adjourn(verb, stop, hold, close, end)
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bear(verb, stop, hold, take, go)
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choke(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
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maintain(verb, support, stop, hold, help)
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refrain(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
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remit(verb, stop, reduce, reject, abandon)
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abandon(verb, drop, delay, ignore, surrender)
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dawdle(verb, keep, fail, block, delay)
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deter(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
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inhibit(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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lag(noun, verb, stop, check, block)
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persevere(verb, stop, advance, attack, maintain)
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put on ice(verb, expression, idiom, drop, reject)
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amnesty(noun, verb, stop, reduce, release)
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confine(verb, hold, control, close, end)
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dally(verb, stop, fail, delay, diminish)
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dillydally(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
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excuse(noun, verb, stop, reduce, dismiss)
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hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
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oppose(verb, stop, attack, maintain, restrain)
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