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discomfiture(noun, break, check, fall, blow)
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drubbing(noun, break, act, check, fall)
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floor(verb, beat, reduce, ruin, destroy)
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put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, break)
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setback(noun, break, check, ruin, fall)
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smash(verb, upset, break, beat, reduce)
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block(noun, verb, stop, upset, beat)
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breakdown(noun, break, drop, check, decline)
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circumvent(verb, stop, upset, beat, ruin)
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end(noun, close, check, collapse, conclusion)
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finish(noun, verb, close, end, beat)
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miscarriage(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
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outwit(verb, stop, beat, ruin, crush)
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reduce(verb, upset, break, control, force)
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refute(verb, upset, break, deny, expose)
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shoot down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, beat)
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slaughter(noun, verb, upset, break, beat)
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spoil(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
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stop(verb, close, end, ruin, crush)
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stymie(verb, stop, ruin, destroy, halt)
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