Retardation is the act or result of delaying; the extent to which anything is retarded or delayed; that which retards or delays.

to start a process:

to have someone in your power

If you have clothes or shoes on, you are wearing them:

to continue to support something or someone, especially in a difficult situation:

to allow something unpleasant to happen without doing anything to stop it:

If someone is angling for something, they are trying to get something without asking for it directly:

to send someone to prison:

to become familiar with somewhere new, such as a new house, job, or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there:

to add a particular detail or rule to a document:

to delay an event, process, or person:

to hold or continue holding onto something:

to pretend to be a particular person or to do a particular thing, usually as a game:

to produce a new idea or plan:

to force someone to accept an idea, opinion, or principle:

to cause someone or something to attack someone:

to tell someone what to do:

to persuade someone that something is good, valuable, or useful:

to make less serious or easier to solve:

to produce a useful and unexpected result in addition to the intended result: