| interrupt(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| kill(verb, hold, break, close, end) |
| lessen(verb, stop, slow, staunch) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| oppose(verb, stop, prevent, slow, staunch) |
| pause(verb, stop, hold, break, close) |
| prevent(verb, stop, slow, staunch) |
| pull up(verb, expression, stop, hold, break) |
| punctuate(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| put a cork in(verb, expression, idiom, stop, finish) |
| put an end to(verb, expression, idiom, hold, break) |
| quit(verb, stop, hold, break, close) |
| quit cold(verb, expression, hold, break, close) |
| reduce(verb, stop, slow, staunch) |
| refrain(verb, hold, break, close, end) |
| resist(verb, stop, prevent, slow, staunch) |
| rest(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| restrain(verb, stop, prevent, slow, staunch) |
| restrict(verb, stop, slow, staunch) |
| run its course(verb, expression, idiom, hold, break) |