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stymie(verb, stop, close, check, decline)
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embargo(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt)
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chill(verb, stop, check, keep, oppose)
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clog(verb, stop, hold, close, check)
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constrain(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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cut off(verb, expression, stop, break, take)
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detain(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
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encumber(verb, hold, keep, delay)
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estop(verb, stop, reject, ignore)
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hold up(verb, expression, stop, break, close)
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interfere(verb, stop, hold, break, check)
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keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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shackle(verb, hold, restrain, delay)
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withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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choke(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
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circumvent(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
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cool(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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dampen(verb, stop, check, restrain)
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defeat(verb, stop, upset, ruin, correct)
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divert(verb, stop, check, separate, oppose)
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