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trammel(stop, ruin, block, delay)
3
avert(stop, restrain, halt, block)
3
ban
3
cease(noun, stop, close, end)
3
clog(check, block, delay, curb)
3
contravene(check, disregard, block, delay)
3
crimp(stop, check, ruin, halt)
3
debar(stop, restrain, halt, block)
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deter(stop, close, end, complete)
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dodge(stop, ruin, withdraw, halt)
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draw back(expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
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elude(stop, start, halt, curb)
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hang back(expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
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perplex(defeat, distress, confuse, agitate)
3
preclude(stop, restrain, halt, block)
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reject(dismiss, refuse, deny, spurn)
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retreat(start, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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set back(expression, phrasal verb, check, delay)
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spoil(ruin, prevent, cross, frustrate)
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stumble(quiet, restrain, curb, suppress)
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