| cool(verb, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| corner(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| counter(verb, stop, curb, prevent, hinder) |
| crab(verb, block, curb, hinder, obstruct) |
| cramp(verb, stop, block, curb, prevent) |
| crimp(verb, stop, block, curb, prevent) |
| cut off(verb, expression, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) |
| dally(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| dash(verb, stop, curb, prevent, hinder) |
| defeat(verb, stop, block, curb, prevent) |
| defer(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| depress(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct) |
| disappoint(verb, stop, curb, prevent, hinder) |
| discourage(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| dishearten(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| drag(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| duck(verb, curb, prevent, hinder, avoid) |
| equivocate(verb, avoid, shift, dodge, hesitate) |
| flip-flop(verb, avoid, shift, dodge, evade) |
| foil(verb, stop, block, prevent, hinder) |