2
look to(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
outwit(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct)
2
stall
2
turn aside(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
2
veto(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt)
1
act like a wet blanket
1
ahead
1
bamboozle
1
be beforehand(expression, idiom, priority, earliness)
1
beat(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct)
1
before
1
beforehand
1
beguile
1
bespeak
1
betray
1
bilk
1
blockaded
1
blocking
1
bluff
1
bottle(verb, stop, break, close, end)
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