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drag(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
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finesse
2
gerrymander
2
hamper(verb, stop, hold, keep, block)
2
hang fire(expression, cool, delay, hesitate, dawdle)
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hang on(verb, phrasal verb)
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hold over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
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intrigue
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lag(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
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make time(expression, idiom, diuturnity)
2
pause(verb, stop, cool, delay, rest)
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play
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prevaricate(verb, stop, halt, stay, hinder)
2
prorogue(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
2
put aside
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remand(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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retard(verb, hold, keep, cool, block)
2
shilly-shally(verb, cool, delay, avoid, dodge)
2
stretch out(verb, phrasal verb, lateness)
2
talk against time(expression, idiom, diuturnity)
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