| fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| check(verb, stop, control, close, end) |
| curb(verb, stop, control, close, end) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control) |
| parry(verb, reject, block, avoid, resist) |
| resist(verb, hold, control, check, reject) |
| stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| arrest(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| avert(verb, hold, reject, maintain, oppose) |
| balk(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| block(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| blow the whistle on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| bring to standstill(verb, expression, idiom, stop, close) |
| bulwark(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| care for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| cease fire(verb, expression, stop, close, end) |
| cherish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |