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shut out(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
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shy away(verb, stop, start, withdraw)
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sit on fence(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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slip out(verb, decline, avoid, deceive)
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slow up(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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sneak away(verb, decline, avoid, deceive)
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stand up(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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stave off(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
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steer clear of(decline, avoid, hide, escape)
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step back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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stop up(verb, quiet, restrain, curb)
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take aback(disturb, defeat, distress, agitate)
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take back(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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take down(verb, stop, check, ruin)
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take exception(oppose, criticize, protest, disagree)
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take law into own hands(idiom, disregard, ignore, snub)
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take no denial
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take wind out of(verb, idiom, stop, ruin)
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take wind out of sails(idiom, cross, frustrate, blank)
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tape up(verb, quiet, restrain, curb)
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