| retire(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| rise(verb, drop, incline, slant, tilt) |
| sack(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| send packing(expression, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| shut out(verb, expression, drop, reject, release) |
| slacken(verb, hold, keep, reduce, block) |
| stall(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| stave off(verb, expression, hold, keep, reject) |
| terminate(verb, stop, drop, cut, reject) |
| turn away(verb, expression, drop, reject, release) |
| unfrock(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| unseat(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| wash out(verb, expression, stop, drop, cut) |
| write off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut) |
| abandon(verb, stop, drop, ignore, surrender) |
| abeyance |
| abstain |
| angle(verb, drop, incline, slant, tilt) |
| arrest(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| balk(block, hinder, impede, obstruct, frustrate) |