impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
