11
finish(verb, close, bear, begin, fill)
11
end(verb, close, go, end, open)
8
jeff
7
cease(verb, stop, close, start, complete)
7
follow up(start, process)
6
cross it off(verb, act, beginning, starting)
6
conclude(verb, close, end, open, finish)
3
complete(verb, adjective, stop, close, open)
3
discontinue(verb, go, continue)
3
stop(verb, close, bear)
3
quit(verb, go)
3
terminate(verb, hold, accept, keep, start)
2
expire(verb, end)
2
culminate(verb, climax)
2
desist
2
halt(go, open, begin)
1
close(verb, disconnect)
1
accomplish(verb, stop, fail)
1
decide(verb, start, refuse)
1
die(advance, start, bear)
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