8
hamper(verb, stop, close, end, cause)
8
hitch(noun, verb, move, walk)
8
hobble(noun, verb, move, failure, walk)
8
remain(verb, stop, settle, continue, stay)
7
abandon(verb, stop, drop, end, withdraw)
7
abort(verb, stop, close, end, cut)
7
balk(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
7
brake(verb, stop, close, check, stay)
7
complete(verb, stop, close, end, cut)
7
culminate(verb, stop, close, end, cut)
7
cut short(verb, expression, stop, hold, break)
7
deadlock(noun, verb, stop, break, relief)
7
discontinuance(noun, stop, break, act, close)
7
ending(noun, stop, break, close, end)
7
game(adjective, stiff, broken, sore, disabled)
7
gap(noun, break, delay, pause, lapse)
7
hesitate(verb, stop, delay, rest, relax)
7
hiatus(noun, stop, break, close, end)
7
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
7
impasse(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
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