3
lie in wait(verb, expression, idiom, stop, stay)
3
lurk(verb, move, hide)
3
put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, halt)
3
reflect(delay, shake, interrupt)
3
reside(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
3
restrain(verb, stay, contain, trap, remain)
3
retain(verb, stay, remain, abide, tarry)
3
retardation(noun, check, delay, stay, hindrance)
3
settle(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
3
shelve(verb, do)
3
sit up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
3
slow(verb, adjective, hesitate, stall, hedge)
3
sojourn(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
3
spell(noun, verb, stop, break, time)
3
stand still(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
3
stay behind(expression, stop, halt, delay, continue)
3
stay put(verb, expression, idiom, stop, settle)
3
stay up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
3
stick(verb, stay, remain, abide, tarry)
3
suppress(verb, contain, trap, surround, enclose)
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