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