11
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
quit(verb, stop, allow, continue)
9
stop
5
cease(verb, stop, start, complete)
3
abandon(verb, advance, allow, continue)
3
concede
3
hesitate(verb, wait)
2
desist(verb, stop, complete, continue, refrain)
2
idle(verb, stop)
2
leave(verb, stop)
2
pull out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, keep)
2
be lazy(verb, stop)
2
postpone(verb, advance, continue, put)
2
waver
1
give in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
1
falter
1
abscond
1
discontinue(verb, stop)
1
give
1
vacillate
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