| repel(verb, upset, beat, check, defeat) |
| shut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| shut out(verb, expression, stop, close, check) |
| snag(verb, upset, obscure, hinder, confuse) |
| spike(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| stem(verb, stop, control, close, end) |
| throttle(verb, close, check, block, curb) |
| weigh down(verb, expression, trouble, charge, check) |
| overload(verb, trouble, charge, bother, hinder) |
| avert(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain) |
| avoid(verb, stop, break, close, restrain) |
| baulk |
| bind(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| bog(verb, help, check, open, delay) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, control, check, reduce) |
| bottleneck(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| cease(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| cease fire(expression, stop, close, end, complete) |
| clip the wings(expression, idiom) |
| close(verb, stop, control, end, check) |