| outwit(verb, stop, ruin, halt, curb) |
| prevent(verb, stop, upset, ruin, halt) |
| provoke(verb, upset, bother, annoy, irritate) |
| rile(verb, upset, bother, annoy, irritate) |
| ruin prospects(verb, expression, upset, fail, frustrate) |
| shock(verb, depress, sadden, displease, perturb) |
| skin(verb, stop, ruin, cheat, prevent) |
| stop(verb, ruin, halt, curb, prevent) |
| stymie(verb, stop, ruin, halt, curb) |
| take advantage of(expression, idiom, cheat, trick, deceive) |
| trouble(verb, hurt, distress, depress, offend) |
| undeceive |
| victimize(cheat, trick, cross, fool, frustrate) |
| checkmate(verb, stop, halt, curb, prevent) |
| fall short of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, upset) |
| abandon(verb, drop, reject, fail, leave) |
| abash(verb, upset, bother, disturb, crush) |
| afflict(verb, trouble, hurt, ruin, distress) |
| affright(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock) |
| affront(verb, crush, annoy, subdue, disgrace) |