| be reluctant(verb, stop, stick, pause, balance) |
| bear(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |
| beat back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate) |
| beg off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reject) |
| boggle(pause, hesitate, scruple) |
| buck(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate) |
| bypass(verb, reject, avoid, escape, dodge) |
| chase away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate) |
| circumlocute(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| circumvent(verb, stop, escape, dodge, evade) |
| combat(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |
| confront(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate) |
| continue(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |
| cool(verb, stop, cut, check, separate) |
| counter(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| counteract(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |
| cross(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss) |
| curb(verb, stop, check, attack, maintain) |
| decline(verb, stop, cut, separate, reject) |
| defy(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |