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hang on
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hold over(expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
2
lag(hold, keep, block, delay)
2
pause(stop, cool, delay, rest)
2
prevaricate(stop, halt, stay, hinder)
2
prorogue(hold, keep, block, stay)
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put aside
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remand(hold, keep, block, stay)
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retard(hold, keep, cool, block)
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shilly-shally(cool, delay, avoid, dodge)
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stretch out(phrasal verb, lateness)
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abide
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bar(hold, keep, block, stay)
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be noncommittal(avoid, dodge, evade, stall)
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beat around the bush(expression, idiom, stop, halt)
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bide
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bide time(expression, hold, keep, block)
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block(hold, keep, stay, bar)
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check(stop, hold, keep, halt)
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choke(hold, keep, block, stay)
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