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leave off(verb, expression, stop, end, fail)
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lessen(verb, check, delay, hinder, impede)
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let up(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder)
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letup
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loiter(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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mire(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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nig(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, repudiate)
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obstruct(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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pack in(verb, expression, stop, end, fail)
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poke(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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pull in(expression, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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pull the plug(expression, idiom, withdraw, undo, liberate)
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quail(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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quit cold turkey(verb, expression, idiom, stop, end)
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recall(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, renounce)
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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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reel in(expression, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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