| freeze(noun, verb, stop, hold, break) |
| hook(noun, verb, hold, drop, take) |
| impediment(noun, break, check, halt, delay) |
| inhibition(noun, delay, suspension, stopping, slowing) |
| interfere(verb, stop, hold, break, check) |
| keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| obstruction(noun, break, check, halt, delay) |
| restrict(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| standstill(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| suppression(noun, delay, suspension, stopping, slowing) |
| withstand(verb, stop, prevent, slow, staunch) |
| absorb the attention(expression, idiom, attention) |
| appropriation(noun, drop, ripoff, capture, occupation) |
| arrestation(noun, delay, restraint, winnings, imprisonment) |
| blow the whistle(expression, idiom, charge, attack, blame) |
| can(verb, stop, reject, halt, block) |
| choke(verb, stop, hold, calm, control) |
| confine(verb, stop, hold, take, control) |
| cut short(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) |
| discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, keep) |