3
pass up(verb, expression, decline, reject, withdraw)
3
remit(verb, stop, decrease, abate, postpone)
3
reserve
3
starve(verb, withdraw, quit, renounce, cease)
3
wait(bear, stand, tolerate)
2
abide(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
absolve(verb, stop, reduce, release, free)
2
abstain from(verb, expression, stop, attack, decline)
2
acquiesce(verb, yield, surrender, quit, relax)
2
be merciful(verb, free, leave, moderate, yield)
2
be patient(bear, stand, tolerate)
2
bear(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
capitulate(verb, yield, surrender, quit, relax)
2
cave in(expression, yield, surrender, quit, relax)
2
check(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
come around(expression, moderate, yield, surrender, quit)
2
condone(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate)
2
contain(verb, restrain, suppress, inhibit)
2
cool it(expression, moderate, yield, surrender, quit)
2
cry uncle(expression, moderate, yield, surrender, quit)
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