5
relinquish(verb, drop, decline, abandon, delay)
5
spare(avoidance, inaction, temperance)
4
air(noun, piece, round, harmony, rock)
4
arrest(verb, keep, renounce, cease, abstain)
4
close(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
4
deny oneself(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, quit)
4
fast(verb, withdraw, quit, renounce, cease)
4
finish(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
4
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
keep from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
4
pass(verb, decline, keep, withdraw, abandon)
4
retain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
4
stanza(noun, stave)
3
abjure(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
3
abnegate(verb, reject, withdraw, quit, renounce)
3
aria(expression, harmony, air, tune, song)
3
book
3
break(verb, hold, drop, close, end)
3
bridle(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain)
3
conclude(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
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