| preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| refrain(verb, keep, renounce, cease, abstain) |
| retardation |
| rivet(verb, action, excite, grip, compel) |
| snag(noun, verb, hold, take, force) |
| snatch(noun, verb, hold, drop, take) |
| spellbind(verb, excite, grip, compel) |
| staunch(verb, stop, break, close, end) |
| stem the tide(expression, idiom, cessation) |
| stunt(verb, inhibit) |
| support |
| take captive(verb, expression, idiom, take, force) |
| turn off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, prevent) |
| withhold(verb, stop, hold, take, control) |
| abort(verb, stop, cancel) |
| acquire(verb, hold, accept, remove, have) |
| attach(swing, hang, dangle, lawsuit) |
| baffle(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| ban(noun, verb, check, curb, limit) |
| belay(verb, stop, continue, prevent, come) |