3
stonewall(verb, stop, close, check, oppose)
3
stuff up(verb, phrasal verb, closure)
3
suspend(verb, stop, hold, break, close)
3
taboo(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject)
3
tangle(verb, hinder, knot, complicate)
3
throttle(verb, close, quiet, check, restrain)
3
upset(verb, break, beat, disorder, disturb)
3
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
2
abbreviate(verb, stop, end, halt, finish)
2
adjourn(verb, stop, hold, close, end)
2
anticipate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
avoid(verb, stop, break, close, restrain)
2
battle(verb, attack, fight, prevent, resist)
2
baulk
2
bind(verb, stop, force, restrain, halt)
2
blockaded
2
blocked
2
bother(verb, stop, break, disturb, halt)
2
bottle up(verb, expression, quiet, restrain, halt)
2
break off(expression, stop, break, close, end)
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