| forestall(verb, stop, decline, separate, reject) |
| handicapped(adjective, stiff, broken, sore, disabled) |
| hang fire(expression, idiom, reject, delay, bar) |
| hindrance(noun, stop, break, delay, strike) |
| inhibit(verb, stop, hold, control, decline) |
| keep(verb, restrain, resist, renounce, cease) |
| lapse(noun, verb, stop, end, pass) |
| letup(noun, stop, calm, break, close) |
| logjam(stalemate, standstill, impasse) |
| man cave |
| moderate(verb, stop, control, end, decline) |
| obstruction(noun, stop, break, delay, strike) |
| period(noun, break, end, delay, interruption) |
| pull(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace) |
| shamble |
| shut(verb, stop, cut, leave, kill) |
| sink(verb, stop, upset, end, beat) |
| spavined |
| spell(noun, verb, stop, break, end) |
| stalemate(stop, stoppage, standstill, impasse) |