13
break in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, help)
13
pause(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
12
arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
12
postpone(verb, stop, hold, drop, close)
12
terminate(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
11
prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
10
block(verb, stop, close, end, check)
10
end(verb, stop, close, end, cut)
9
cut short(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
9
intermit(verb, stop, hold, close, end)
9
interpose(verb, stop, help, end, bother)
8
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
8
punctuate(verb, stop, close, end, bother)
8
retard(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
7
barge in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, bother)
7
break up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, upset)
7
cut(verb, stop, end, separate, bother)
7
cut in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, continue)
7
defer(verb, hold, reject, bother, disturb)
7
hamper(verb, stop, close, end, check)
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