| curb(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| cut short(expression, stop, close, end, complete) |
| deter(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| draw up(expression, stop, close, end, complete) |
| drop anchor(expression, stop, close, end, complete) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| hamper(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| hold at bay(expression, idiom, stop, close, end) |
| hold back(expression, stop, close, end, complete) |
| impede(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| interrupt(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| pause(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| pull up(expression, stop, close, end, complete) |
| punctuate(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| put a cork in(expression, idiom, stop, close, end) |
| rest(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| stall(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| stand still(expression, stop, close, end, complete) |
| stem(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |