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arrest(verb, stop, reject, restrain, halt)
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authorize(verb, order, set, charge, check)
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back(withdraw, eliminate, deny, cancel, retreat)
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back down(expression, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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back off(expression, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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back out of(expression, idiom, withdraw, back, deny)
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baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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balance out(verb, expression, stop, discharge, withdraw)
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balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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beckon(verb, order, set, charge, check)
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belittle(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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bemean(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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bench(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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bid(verb, order, charge, check, direct)
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blackball(verb, stop, cut, reject, block)
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blacklist(verb, stop, reject, block, ignore)
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bleep(verb, remove, destroy, clean, eliminate)
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blot
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blue-pencil(verb, remove, destroy, clean, eliminate)
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