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cease fire(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
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cessation
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cinch(verb, close, end, complete, finish)
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clamp down on
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close down(verb, expression, stop, close, end)
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close out(verb, expression, stop, close, end)
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cold turkey(verb, expression, hold, break, drop)
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collapse(verb, stop, drop, abandon, yield)
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come to a standstill(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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come to standstill(expression, idiom, delay, shake, wait)
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complete(verb, stop, close, end, discharge)
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comply(verb, stop, drop, abandon, yield)
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condone(stop, reduce, release, moderate, decrease)
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confine(verb, stop, close, end, discharge)
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consummate(verb, close, end, complete, halt)
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cry quits
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cry uncle(verb, expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
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cutout
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defer(verb, stop, reduce, release, halt)
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