hold off (v.)
- abstain
- adjourn
- blench
- block
- boggle
- chase
- check
- continue
- counter
- cut
- defer
- delay
- demur
- dismiss
- extend
- falter
- fend
- filibuster
- flinch
- forbear
- forgo
- hang
- hesitate
- hinder
- obstruct
- parry
- pause
- pigeonhole
- postpone
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put
- quail
- rebuff
- rebut
- recess
- recoil
- refrain
- refuse
- repel
- repulse
- reserve
- save
- scruple
- shelve
- shrink
- shy
- snub
- spare
- spurn
- stall
- stay
- stickle
- stop
- strain
- suspend
- table
- temporize
- waive
- waver
- wince