2
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2
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2
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2
withhold(verb, make, force, cut, remove)
1
abridge(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
1
acacia(noun, wood)
1
alder(noun, wood)
1
anticipate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
ash(noun, wood)
1
avert(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
avoid(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
balloon
1
balsa raft
1
bang(verb, block, bar, obstruct, fill)
1
bedarken
1
beech(noun, wood)
1
besmirch
1
birch(noun, wood)
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