| interrupt(verb, stop, close, bother) |
| check(verb, stop, break, close) |
| stop(verb, break, close, bother) |
| arrest(verb, stop, break, close) |
| balk(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| blow the whistle on(expression, idiom, stop, close) |
| break off(expression, stop, break, close) |
| bring to standstill(expression, idiom, stop, close) |
| cease fire(expression, stop, close, complete) |
| close down(expression, stop, close, complete) |
| cool it(expression, stop, close, complete) |
| cut short(verb, expression, stop, break, close) |
| deter(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| draw up(expression, stop, close, complete) |
| drop anchor(expression, stop, close, complete) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| halt(verb, stop, break, close) |
| hamper(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| hold at bay(expression, idiom, stop, close) |
| hold back(expression, stop, close, complete) |