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arrest(verb, stop, hold, keep, block)
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be dilatory(cool, delay, postpone, dawdle)
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drag(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
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hamper(verb, stop, hold, keep, block)
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hang fire(expression, cool, delay, dawdle)
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lag(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
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pause(verb, stop, cool, delay, rest)
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prevaricate(verb, stop, halt, stay, hinder)
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retard(verb, hold, keep, cool, block)
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shilly-shally(verb, cool, delay, avoid, dodge)
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beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, stop, halt)
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check(verb, stop, hold, keep, halt)
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cool(delay, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
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give the run around(verb, expression, idiom, cool, delay)
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goldbrick(cool, delay, postpone, dawdle)
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let slide(expression, cool, delay, dawdle)
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play a waiting game(expression, idiom, cool, delay)
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poke(stop, cool, delay, stay, remain)
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quibble(verb, stop, halt, stay, hinder)
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stay(verb, stop, hold, keep, halt)
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