| ban(noun, verb) |
| cast down(expression, upset, fail, cross, deceive) |
| cease(noun, verb, stop, close, end) |
| clog(verb, check, block, delay, curb) |
| contravene(verb, check, disregard, block, delay) |
| crimp(verb, stop, check, ruin, halt) |
| debar(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| deter(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| discountenance(oppose, criticize, distress, cross, protest) |
| dodge(verb, stop, ruin, withdraw, halt) |
| draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw) |
| elude(verb, stop, start, halt, curb) |
| failure(noun, disappointment, letdown, disillusionment, disenchantment) |
| foul |
| hang back(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, falter) |
| letdown(noun, upset, blow, shock, disaster) |
| perplex(verb, defeat, distress, confuse, agitate) |
| preclude(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| reject(verb, dismiss, refuse, deny, spurn) |
| retreat(verb, start, withdraw, abandon, yield) |