7
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
6
arrest(noun, verb, stop, restrain, halt)
6
avoid(verb, stop, break, close, remove)
6
balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
6
counter(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
6
debar(verb, stop, check, decline, reject)
6
deter(verb, stop, check, separate, remove)
6
foreclose
6
nullify(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct)
6
rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
6
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
6
stay ahead
5
foil(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt)
5
halt(noun, verb, stop, decline, separate)
5
monopolize(verb, keep, possession)
4
be early(expression, idiom, delay, expectation, priority)
4
deflect(verb, stop, separate, halt, block)
4
engross(verb, possession)
4
exclude(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
4
hamper(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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