| back up(verb, expression, support, sustain, uphold) |
| backstop |
| baffle(verb, stop, check, ruin, restrain) |
| ban(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| be the case(expression, idiom) |
| be true |
| bear out(verb, expression, confirm, prove, demonstrate) |
| bleed |
| bog down(verb, expression, hold, check, keep) |
| boost(noun, verb, support, help, promote) |
| bottle up(expression, restrain, halt, block, bar) |
| bridle(verb, stop, restrain, curb, limit) |
| buoy up(expression, sustain) |
| catch(noun, verb, stop, close, attack) |
| cease(verb, halt, delay, bar, swing) |
| choke(verb, stop, close, check, reduce) |
| clip |
| close off(expression, stop, close, check, halt) |
| confine(verb, hold, keep, delay, impede) |
| congest(verb, stop, close, check, halt) |