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skirt(reject, escape, contain, trap)
2
starve(hold, withdraw, withhold, refrain)
2
steer clear of(expression, idiom, avoid, escape)
2
swear off(expression, phrasal verb, decline, abandon)
2
turn down(expression, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
2
weave(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
withdraw(reject, escape, dodge, withhold)
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go without(expression, adjective, phrasal verb, decline)
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administer
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advocate
1
ambuscade(contain, trap, surround, enclose)
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arrest(restrain, halt, resist, renounce)
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balk(reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
1
bit(control, restrain, suppress, limit)
1
box in(expression, control, restrain, suppress)
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bring to screeching halt(expression, idiom, control, restrain)
1
cede(decline, abandon, quit, resist)
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check(stop, control, keep, restrain)
1
clam up(expression, keep, suppress, refuse)
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clog(control, restrain, suppress, limit)
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