60 entries under keep topic. ×

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stop(verb, hold, break, close, give)
23
desist(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
21
cease(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
19
abstain(verb, stop, hold, control, decline)
17
forbear(verb, stop, hold, control, give)
15
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control)
12
halt(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
12
quit(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
12
restrain(verb, stop, control, suppress)
11
avoid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss)
9
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, give)
9
keep(verb, stop, hold, restrain)
9
forgo(verb, stop, attack, decline)
8
leave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
8
curb(verb, stop, control, attack)
8
eschew(verb, stop, decline, reject)
8
hold(verb, stop, break, drop, close)
8
inhibit(verb, stop, control, restrain)
7
check(verb, stop, control, attack)
7
interrupt(verb, renounce, cease, abstain)
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