| set aside(verb, expression, drop, reject, abandon) |
| stall(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| stretch out(verb, phrasal verb, lateness) |
| abolish(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete) |
| abort(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete) |
| absolve(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate) |
| accede |
| achieve(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete) |
| alleviate(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate) |
| amnesty(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate) |
| annul(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete) |
| arrest(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| bar(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| bide time(verb, expression, hold, keep, block) |
| block(verb, hold, keep, stay, extend) |
| bounce(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete) |
| bound(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete) |
| break off(verb, expression, rest, relax, terminate) |
| break up(verb, expression, halt, delay, terminate) |
| bring to an end(verb, expression, idiom, stop, close) |