3
pass over(verb, expression, stop, reject, disregard)
3
save
3
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
3
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
2
balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
blockade(expel, exclude, debar)
2
cancel(verb, stop, decline, reject, disregard)
2
circumvent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
cool(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
2
cork(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
counter(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
2
cut off
2
delay(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
2
disapprove(verb, prohibit)
2
dishearten(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
2
fend(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist)
2
freeze(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
2
freeze out(verb, expression, stop, reject, restrain)
2
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, decline)
2
keep
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