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cut short(verb, expression, stop, hold, control)
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anticipate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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baffle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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blight(verb, ruin, destroy, stain, disfigure)
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counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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cut off(verb, stop)
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foil(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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interrupt(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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limit(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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obviate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
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stymie(verb, stop)
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thwart(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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abort(verb, stop)
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avert(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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avoid(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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