2
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
2
grudge
2
hang up(verb, expression, stop, check, halt)
2
hem and haw(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
2
hold at bay(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
2
hold off(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
2
hold out(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
ignore(verb, evade, defy, violate, contravene)
2
interfere with
2
intermit(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
2
let down(expression, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
2
neglect(verb, ignore, evade, defy, violate)
2
outwit(verb, stop, ruin, defeat, halt)
2
prevention
2
protest(oppose, criticize, object, disagree, contradict)
2
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
2
pull up(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
punctuate(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
2
put a cork in(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
2
put off(verb, expression, decline, disturb, agitate)
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