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demur(verb, stop, quiet, reject, oppose)
12
hesitate(verb, stop, check, withdraw, delay)
12
stop(noun, verb, close, end, ruin)
10
delay(noun, verb, stop, check, block)
10
recoil(verb, stop, start, withdraw, abandon)
10
refuse(verb, stop, reject, oppose, dismiss)
10
resist(verb, stop, check, disregard, block)
10
shy(verb, stop, quiet, reject, start)
8
flinch(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
8
shrink(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
7
halt(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
7
pause(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
7
turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
6
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
6
object(verb, disregard, oppose, ignore, challenge)
5
cramp(verb, stop, check, ruin, halt)
5
desist(verb, stop, close, end, reject)
5
falter(verb, check, withdraw, delay, hinder)
5
oppose(verb, check, ruin, block, delay)
5
wait(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
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