| lay off(verb, expression, stop, start) | |
| perish(grow, build) | |
| wind up(verb, expression, start, finish) | |
| wrap up(verb, expression, open, finish) | |
| close(verb, stop, end, open, complete) | |
| abandon(advance, allow, continue) | |
| abolish(fix, pass, establish) | |
| abort | |
| accomplish(verb, stop, fail) | |
| achieve(verb, stop, start, pass, fail) | |
| adjourn(verb, stop) | |
| arrest | |
| block(noun, support, open, encourage) | |
| break off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, end) | |
| cancel(keep, start, continue, restore) | |
| crown | |
| culminate(verb, climax) | |
| depart | |
| desist | |
| destroy(verb, end, fix, complete, bear) |
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