| withhold(verb, stop, hold, check, decline) |
| withstand(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate) |
| beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| block(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain) |
| brush off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| cut(verb, separate, reject, cool, disregard) |
| demur(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss) |
| deter(verb, stop, check, separate, oppose) |
| discourage(verb, stop, check, reject, disregard) |
| dismiss(verb, hold, drop, cut, separate) |
| dispense with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reject) |
| eschew(verb, stop, restrain, prevent, escape) |
| hang(verb, stop, reject, halt, delay) |
| hang back(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, linger) |
| hang fire(verb, expression, reject, halt, block) |
| hesitate(verb, cool, restrain, delay, suppress) |
| hinder(verb, stop, check, attack, maintain) |
| hold(verb, stop, drop, attack, maintain) |
| hold over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, disregard) |
| intermit(verb, stop, reduce, reject, release) |