| baffle(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| close up(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| debar(verb, stop, close, check, decline) |
| defer(verb, stop, hold, break, check) |
| discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| drag(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| foul(verb, hinder) |
| screen(verb, close, cover, show, block) |
| stuff(verb, stop, force, block, kill) |
| constrain(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| defeat(verb, stop, upset, beat, ruin) |
| embarrass(verb, charge, bother, block, delay) |
| keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| rebuff(verb, stop, hold, control, decline) |
| repress(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| restrict(verb, stop, control, check, decline) |
| set back(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder) |
| shut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| avert(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain) |