1
shut down(verb, expression, stop, end, check)
1
shut off(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder)
1
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return, retreat)
1
slow down
1
slow up(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder)
1
stall(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
1
start back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
1
stay(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
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stop(verb, end, fail, halt, finish)
1
submit(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender, admit)
1
substantiate
1
surcease(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
1
suspend(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, repudiate)
1
take down(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder)
1
take in(expression, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
1
terminate(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
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turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
1
unbind(withdraw, undo, liberate, disconnect, detach)
1
undo(withdraw, liberate, disconnect, detach, untie)
1
unfix(withdraw, undo, liberate, disconnect, detach)
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