2
bring to standstill(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
2
bypass(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, deceive)
2
cease fire(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
chagrin(noun, verb, upset, fail, blow)
2
challenge(verb, oppose, criticize, ignore, dispute)
2
close down(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
comedown(noun, upset, blow, shock, disaster)
2
confront(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
2
confuse(verb, stop, decline, ruin, curb)
2
conquer(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
2
cool it(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
cop out(verb, expression, decline, withdraw, abandon)
2
cower(verb, start, recoil, cringe)
2
crab(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, halt)
2
cripple(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent)
2
cut short(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
deceive(verb, upset, decline, fail, avoid)
2
disagree(verb, disregard, oppose, criticize, ignore)
2
disapprove(reject, oppose, dismiss, criticize, refuse)
2
discomfiture(noun, disquiet, embarrassment, humiliation, displeasure)
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