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• ignition: Some sources say that retarding the ignition timing a few degrees will suffice.

• timing: Can of course fit a thicker head gasket, or retard the timing.

• progression: There is no known way of retarding the progression of the deafness.

• growth: The reason why cannabis retards growth is still unclear.

• progress: At the very least, I have learned how to retard the progress of the condition.

• force: The retarding force is caused by the compression of the air in the shock wave.

Used with why or when

• who: The Adam Sandler fan retards who labeled the film boring were more on target than most critics.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

• due: Vitamin E is an antioxidant which can help keep you looking younger by retarding cellular aging due to oxidation.

Modifying Another Word

• actually: In rabbits the same technique was unsuccessful, with denudation actually retarding recovery threefold ( Buehler and Newman 1964 ).

• also: The corticosteroid hormones which are often used to treat the kidney disease may also retard growth.

• only: An attempt to go directly from TA to OA publishing will only retard the growth of OA for another needless decade.

• thus: Perhaps it was the over-riding 19th century belief in Progress which did thus retard the assumptive values of the field of still photography.

• then: Most dealers leave the combustion area alone then retard the ignition more or over jet to compensate for the over high compression.

• thereby: It is astonishing how quickly seaweed clings to a ship's bottom and thereby retards its speed.

Preposition: than

• minger: Logged " I suppose I would rather be a retard than a minger.