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halt(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
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stay put(verb, expression, idiom, stop, settle)
5
survive(verb, stop, delay, continue, stay)
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freeze(verb, stop, halt, continue, stay)
4
hold on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
4
hover(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
4
prevail(verb, stop, continue, stay, endure)
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reside(verb, stop, hit, settle, see)
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sit tight(verb, expression, stop, settle, halt)
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dilly-dally(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
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flag(fail, draw, diminish, follow, decrease)
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hold everything(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
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inhabit(verb, stop, halt, continue, stay)
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laze(calm, pass, ease, delay, rest)
3
shilly-shally(cool, delay, wait, hesitate)
3
waste time(verb, expression, delay, swell, idle)
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bunk(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
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cool it(expression, stop, hold, break, drop)
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get no place fast(verb, expression, idiom, fail, delay)
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go on(expression, stop, continue, stay, endure)
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