2
mortise(verb, hold, secure, join, fasten)
2
nest(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
pause(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
perch(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, halt)
2
remain standing(verb, expression, stop, halt, continue)
2
reside(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
rivet(verb, hold, place, set, secure)
2
roost(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
secure(verb, take, set, keep, settle)
2
settle(verb, stop, hold, set, secure)
2
sit out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, halt)
2
sit through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, halt)
2
sit tight(verb, expression, stop, settle, halt)
2
sojourn(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
solder(verb, hold, fix, secure, join)
2
solidify(verb, place, set, fix, secure)
2
squat(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
squeeze(verb, take, keep, continue, stay)
2
stand pat(verb, stick)
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