16
ignore(verb, support, stop)
7
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, stop)
6
shun(verb, support, stop)
6
eschew(verb, support, stop)
4
avoid
3
abandon(verb, advance, allow, continue, relinquish)
3
discontinue(verb, support, stop)
2
drop(verb, maintain, abandon, allow, continue)
2
cease(verb, halt)
2
lead
2
elude
2
forego
2
guide
2
head
2
leave(verb, support, stop)
2
neglect(verb, support, stop)
1
retreat(verb, support, stop)
1
stop(verb, support)
1
back up(verb, expression, move, forge)
1
knock off(verb, expression, hold, accomplish)
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