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gun
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nonsuit(failure, success)
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nullify(verb, stop, halt, curb, prevent)
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obstruction(noun, block, obstacle, impediment, barrier)
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overcome(verb, defeat, crush, distress, perplex)
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overpower(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overcome)
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overturn(verb, defeat, cross, frustrate, blank)
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perplex(defeat, distress, unsettle, vex, embarrass)
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prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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reduce(verb, stop, control, beat, defeat)
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restrain(verb, stop, control, reduce, halt)
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ruin(noun, verb, cross, failure, frustrate)
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spoil(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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standoff(stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate, standstill)
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stay(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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stoppage(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, block)
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stymie(verb, stop, beat, halt, allow)
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subdue(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overcome)
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