| frustrate(verb, stop, block, curb, prevent) |
| adjourn(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| annul(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| arrest(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| baffle(verb, stop, block, curb, prevent) |
| balk(verb, stop, block, curb, prevent) |
| bar(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| be dilatory(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| be noncommittal(verb, avoid, shift, dodge, evade) |
| beat(verb, stop, curb, prevent, hinder) |
| beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, shift) |
| block(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, impede) |
| blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, shift) |
| cancel(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| check(verb, stop, curb, prevent, hinder) |
| choke off(verb, expression, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) |
| circumvent(verb, stop, curb, prevent, hinder) |
| confound(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| confront(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| conquer(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |