| balk(verb, stop, close, end, reject) |
| bring to an end(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) |
| bypass(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, deny) |
| call it a day(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) |
| call it quits(verb, expression, idiom, stop, drop) |
| cancel(verb, stop, end, reduce, release) |
| cede(verb, drop, give, decline, pass) |
| circumlocute(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| circumvent(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| come to an end(verb, expression, idiom, stop, close) |
| cool it(expression, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| curb(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| cut |
| cut it out(expression, idiom, stop, drop, end) |
| cut short(expression, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| decline(verb, stop, keep, reject, dismiss) |
| deflect(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| demur(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
| disapprove(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
| dissolve(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete) |