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choke(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
1
clog(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
1
comfort(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
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confine(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
1
confirm(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
1
convey(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
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count out(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay)
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curb(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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cut short(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay)
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deepen(verb, advance, increase, raise, rise)
1
defend(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
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delineate
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depart(chatter, wander, babble, meander, digress)
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descant(chatter, wander, babble, meander, digress)
1
detail(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
1
deter(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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diffuse(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
1
dilly-dally(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
1
discontinue(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay)
1
discourage(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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