2
be over(verb, hold, break, drop, close)
2
be temperate(verb, expression, idiom, keep, renounce)
2
bob(response, tune)
2
break off(verb, expression, stop, hold, break)
2
call it a day(expression, idiom, stop, hold, break)
2
chant(expression, harmony, air, repetition, tune)
2
chimes(noun, repetition)
2
contain(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit)
2
continue(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
cut it out(verb, expression, idiom, stop, end)
2
demur(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
2
descant(expression, harmony, air, tune, song)
2
diet(verb, famish)
2
echo(noun, repetition)
2
evade(verb, stop, restrain, withdraw, prevent)
2
famish
2
figure
2
forego(verb, relinquish, sacrifice, waive)
2
give over(verb, expression, stop, give, end)
2
go hungry(verb, expression, famish)
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