| overcome(verb, stop, defeat, crush, prevent) |
| provoke(verb, upset, bother, disturb, disregard) |
| resist(verb, check, separate, disregard, oppose) |
| slow(verb, stop, dull, quiet, reduce) |
| tantalize(verb, provoke, tease, disappointment) |
| upset(verb, trouble, bother, disturb, ruin) |
| avert(verb, stop, separate, reduce, restrain) |
| choke(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| conquer(verb, stop, beat, defeat, overcome) |
| cripple(verb, hurt, ruin, destroy, block) |
| crucify(verb, strain, vex, tax) |
| depress(verb, stop, dull, quiet, diminish) |
| discountenance(verb, stop, upset, trouble, dull) |
| displease(verb, upset, annoy, provoke, unhappy) |
| encumber(verb, check, restrain, block, delay) |
| evade(verb, avoid, escape, baffle, confound) |
| hamstring(verb, check, restrain, block, delay) |
| handicap(verb, check, block, delay, curb) |
| hold back(verb, expression, stop, control, close) |
| hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |