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hamper(stop, hold, keep, reduce)
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obviate(stop, hold, control, check)
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perplex(upset, disturb, shock, agitate)
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prohibit(stop, check, reduce, reject)
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quiet(stop, check, oppose, restrain)
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talk out of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
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throw cold water on(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
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trouble(upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
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turn aside(expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
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upset(dull, reduce, disturb, worry)
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vex(depress, deter, disconcert, dishearten)
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weaken(upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
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afflict(upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
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arrest(noun, stop, hold, control)
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avert(stop, check, reduce, restrain)
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block(noun, stop, hold, check)
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bully(depress, fear, deter, intimidate)
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confuse(depress, deter, disconcert, dishearten)
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deflect(reject, disregard, dismiss, repel)
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disconcert(upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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