| oppose(verb, stop, decline, reject, suppress) |
| overcome(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| preserve(verb, keep, maintain, sustain, hide) |
| prohibit(verb, close, check, dismiss, cancel) |
| put by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, maintain) |
| rebuff(verb, stop, hold, control, decline) |
| reef |
| refrain(verb, control, keep, restrain, suppress) |
| rein in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| resist(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny) |
| set apart |
| set by |
| slacken(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| slow up(verb, expression, hold, keep, delay) |
| snub(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| squelch(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| stay(verb, stop, hold, control, keep) |
| subdue(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| throttle(verb, hide, contain, conceal, retain) |
| abjure(verb, decline, reject, refuse, cancel) |