2
nest(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
outlive(verb, stop, continue, stay, endure)
2
perch(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
persevere(verb, abide)
2
plod(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish)
2
prolong(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
2
protract(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
2
pull up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, break)
2
put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, halt)
2
retard(verb, hold, keep, fail, block)
2
roost(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
save it(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
shuffle(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
2
shut down(verb, expression, hold, break, drop)
2
sit up for(expression, idiom, stop, delay, stay)
2
skulk
2
slacken(verb, hold, keep, fail, block)
2
sooty
2
squat(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
2
stand by(verb, expression, stop, delay, stay)
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