89 entries under hold topic. ×

33
stay(verb, stop, break, drop)
24
loiter(verb, stop, keep, settle)
17
stop(verb, break, close, end)
15
dawdle(verb, keep, fail, block)
13
stall(verb, stop, break, drop)
12
lag(verb, stop, keep, settle)
10
pause(verb, stop, break, drop)
9
drag(verb, move, keep, fail)
7
keep(verb, block, stay, prevent)
7
stand(verb, stop, break, drop)
6
temporize(verb, keep, block, delay)
5
halt(verb, stop, break, drop)
3
dilly-dally(verb, keep, block, delay)
2
arrest(verb, stop, keep, block)
2
bide time(verb, expression, keep, block)
2
check(verb, stop, keep, stay)
2
cool it(expression, stop, break, drop)
2
defer(verb, keep, block, delay)
2
filibuster(verb, keep, halt, block)
2
gain time(verb, expression, idiom, keep)
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