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stand still
stand still
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WORDS RELATED TO
STAND STILL
stall
verb
delay for own purposes
arrest
avoid the issue
beat around the bush
brake
check
die
drag one's feet
equivocate
fence
filibuster
halt
hamper
hedge
hinder
hold off
interrupt
not move
play for time
postpone
prevaricate
put off
quibble
shut down
slow
slow down
stand
stand off
stand still
stay
still
stonewall
stop
suspend
take one's time
tarry
temporize
stalled
verb
delay for own purposes
arrest
avoid the issue
beat around the bush
brake
check
die
drag one's feet
equivocate
fence
filibuster
halt
hamper
hedge
hinder
hold off
interrupt
not move
play for time
postpone
prevaricate
put off
quibble
shut down
slow
slow down
stand
stand off
stand still
stay
still
stonewall
stop
suspend
take one's time
tarry
temporize
stalling
verb
delay for own purposes
arrest
avoid the issue
beat around the bush
brake
check
die
drag one's feet
equivocate
fence
filibuster
halt
hamper
hedge
hinder
hold off
interrupt
not move
play for time
postpone
prevaricate
put off
quibble
shut down
slow
slow down
stand
stand off
stand still
stay
still
stonewall
stop
suspend
take one's time
tarry
temporize
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