| squelch(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) |
| stay(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| stop(verb, hold, control, reduce, restrain) |
| suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| tame(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| terminate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| turn aside(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt) |
| ward off(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt) |
| withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| afflict(ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| annihilate(ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| blast(ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| confine |
| crush(ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| damage(ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| dash(ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| decay(ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| destroy(ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| disappoint(ruin, stain, disfigure) |