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refrain(verb, stop, hold, control, give)
15
abstain(verb, stop, hold, decline, reject)
13
eschew(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
12
desist(verb, stop, give, decline, reduce)
12
forgo(verb, stop, attack, decline, reject)
11
avoid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
10
cease(verb, stop, give, restrain, withdraw)
9
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
9
stop(verb, drop, give, reduce, release)
8
curb(verb, stop, control, attack, maintain)
8
keep(verb, stop, hold, restrain, halt)
8
restrain(verb, stop, halt, suppress, prevent)
8
sacrifice(verb, stop, decline, restrain, withdraw)
7
decline(verb, stop, reject, restrain, withdraw)
7
omit(verb, stop, give, restrain, allow)
7
withhold(verb, stop, hold, restrain, withdraw)
6
evade(verb, stop, restrain, withdraw, prevent)
6
inhibit(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt)
6
keep from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
6
pause(verb, stop, restrain, prevent, resist)
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