| close off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| constrict(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| contradict(verb, check, oppose, resist, deny) |
| crimp(verb, stop, check, ruin, oppose) |
| cross(verb, stop, upset, trouble, disturb) |
| curtail(verb, control, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| delimit(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| diminish(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| disable |
| disappoint(verb, stop, upset, ruin, oppose) |
| dishearten(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| disincline(verb, stop, check, oppose, curb) |
| dispute(verb, check, oppose, resist, deny) |
| distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt) |
| embroil(verb, upset, obscure, confuse, thwart) |
| enjoin(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject) |
| enmesh(verb, confuse, trap, involve, tangle) |
| entrammel(verb, control, restrain, block, suppress) |
| exclude(verb, stop, close, end, decline) |
| filibuster(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |