halted, faltered, recoiled, paused, hesitated, shrunk, balked, shrank, delayed.

lasted, remained, endured, persisted, stayed, tarried, lingered, prevailed.

settled, paused, stood, slumbered, slept, becalmed, tranquilized, stagnated, rested, quieted, calmed, stilled, stayed, settled down, vegetated, marked time, subsided, fixed.

Ishmael waited in silence. - "Secret Bread", F. Tennyson Jesse.

That was why I waited." - "The Miller Of Old Church", Ellen Glasgow.

If he thought he should ha' more, he said nothing, only waited. - "Between You and Me", Sir Harry Lauder.

Waived, waiter, slim-waisted, slender-waisted, wasp-waisted, head waiter, wine waiter, waiter's assistant, waiver, waive.