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end(noun, end)
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quell(beat, defeat, crush, overcome)
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confound(beat, defeat, distress, cross)
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cut short(expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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disconcert(stop, halt, curb, distress)
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nonplus(cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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stump(phrasal verb, allow, prevent, informal)
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elude(stop, beat, halt, curb)
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outwit(stop, beat, defeat, crush)
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rebuff(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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repulse(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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surmount(beat, defeat, crush, overcome)
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terminate(stop, hold, control, end)
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arrest(noun, stop, hold, control)
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block(noun, cross, frustrate, blank)
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close(noun, end)
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contravene(cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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corner(stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate)
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counteract(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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crush(beat, defeat, overcome, subdue)
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