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retard(stop, hold, control, keep)
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turn away(expression, deter, distract, sidetrack)
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undermine(upset, disturb, weaken, agitate)
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unsettle(upset, disturb, weaken, agitate)
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ward off(expression, reject, disregard, oppose)
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affright(upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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annoy(deter, disconcert, fluster)
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bewilder(upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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bilk(frustrate, disappointment, confound, foil)
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bit(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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break one's heart(expression, idiom, dishearten, dejection)
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bring down(expression, phrasal verb, upset, distress)
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cancel(stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
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circumvent(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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cloud(noun, dull, reduce, restrain)
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constrain(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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counteract(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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cut off
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darken(upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
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debar(stop, check, reject, restrain)
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