| divert(verb, stop, take, check, separate) |
| chill(verb, stop, upset, check, worry) |
| dampen(verb, check, prevent, depress, humble) |
| disincline(verb, stop, check, oppose, curb) |
| frighten(verb, stop, upset, check, worry) |
| hamper(verb, stop, hold, control, close) |
| thwart(verb, stop, close, separate, restrain) |
| arrest(noun, verb, stop, hold, control) |
| avert(verb, stop, check, separate, remove) |
| cool(verb, hold, control, check, separate) |
| damp(verb, check, prevent, depress, humble) |
| depress(verb, suppress, humble, discourage, repress) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, close, end, separate) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control) |
| keep(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain) |
| obviate(verb, stop, check, separate, remove) |
| prohibit(verb, stop, check, reject, dismiss) |
| repress(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| retard(verb, hold, control, keep, block) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate) |