| moderate(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| neutralize(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| pause(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| play for time(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) |
| prohibit(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| put a stop to(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain) |
| put an end to(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain) |
| rebuff(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| reduce(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt) |
| rein in(verb, expression, stop, hold, control) |
| repress(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| repulse(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| restrain(verb, stop, control, reduce, halt) |
| restrict(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt) |
| retard(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) |
| shut out(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt) |
| slacken pace(verb, expression, stop, hold, control) |
| snub(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |