3
repel
3
retard(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
3
shut out(verb, expression, stop, break, close)
3
stymie(verb, stop, decline, separate, reject)
3
take it all(expression, idiom)
3
watch out for(expression, idiom)
3
win the start(expression, idiom)
2
baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
ban(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
2
baulk
2
call
2
circumvent(verb, stop, block, prevent, hinder)
2
defend(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist)
2
dishearten(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
2
engage(verb, earliness)
2
expect(verb, futurity)
2
forebode
2
head
2
keep
2
look for(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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