2
cool it(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
2
cut short(verb, expression, stop, break, close)
2
denounce
2
deter(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
2
distinguish
2
disturb(verb, stop, break, bother, halt)
2
dramatize(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
2
draw up(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
drop anchor(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
enlarge(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
2
enunciate(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
2
frustrate(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
2
grade
2
halt(verb, stop, break, close, end)
2
hamper(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
2
headline(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
2
hold at bay(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
2
hold back(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
impede(verb, stop, break, close, end)
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