4
preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
4
refrain(verb, keep, renounce, cease, abstain)
4
retardation
4
rivet(verb, action, excite, grip, compel)
4
snag(noun, verb, hold, take, force)
4
snatch(noun, verb, hold, drop, take)
4
spellbind(verb, excite, grip, compel)
4
staunch(verb, stop, break, close, end)
4
stem the tide(expression, idiom, cessation)
4
stunt(verb, inhibit)
4
support
4
take captive(verb, expression, idiom, take, force)
4
turn off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, prevent)
4
withhold(verb, stop, hold, take, control)
3
abort(verb, stop, cancel)
3
acquire(verb, hold, accept, remove, have)
3
attach(swing, hang, dangle, lawsuit)
3
baffle(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
3
ban(noun, verb, check, curb, limit)
3
belay(verb, stop, continue, prevent, come)
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