4
have done with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
4
interrupt(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
4
let up(verb, expression, stop, end, halt)
4
pack in(verb, expression, stop, drop, end)
3
abstain from(verb, expression, stop, drop, decline)
3
come off(verb, phrasal verb)
3
culminate(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
3
escape(verb, stop, keep, restrain, prevent)
3
evade(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
3
forswear(verb, stop, drop, abandon, yield)
3
let go(verb, expression, give, reject, dismiss)
3
rest(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
3
sacrifice(verb, stop, decline, keep, restrain)
3
shun(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
2
abate(release, moderate, decrease, slack, slacken)
2
abdicate(verb, stop, decline, abandon, quit)
2
abjure(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
2
abort(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete)
2
adjourn(verb, stop, close, end, discharge)
2
avert(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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