110 entries under pause topic. ×

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frustrate(verb, stop, upset, close, end)
21
block(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
20
bar(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
20
check(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
18
hamper(verb, stop, upset, close, end)
14
impede(verb, stop, close, end, check)
13
demur(verb, stop, quiet, reject, oppose)
12
hesitate(verb, stop, check, withdraw, delay)
12
obstruct(verb, stop, close, quiet, end)
12
stop(noun, verb, close, end, ruin)
10
delay(noun, verb, stop, check, block)
10
shy(verb, stop, quiet, reject, start)
8
shrink(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
7
arrest(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
7
halt(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
6
curb(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
6
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
6
stall(verb, stop, close, end, check)
5
desist(verb, stop, close, end, reject)
5
falter(verb, check, withdraw, delay, hinder)
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