| squelch(verb, calm, control, quiet, beat) |
| subdue(verb, calm, control, quiet, beat) |
| suppress(verb, control, quiet, beat, check) |
| terminate(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| abandon(verb, close, collapse, fold) |
| arrest(verb, stop, calm, close, end) |
| be ruined(verb, break, drop, close, fail) |
| become insolvent(verb, expression, break, drop, close) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, quiet, restrain, curb) |
| brake(verb, stop, check, halt, block) |
| break off(verb, expression, stop, hold, break) |
| break up(verb, expression, stop, drop, make) |
| bust(verb, break, drop, close, fail) |
| call it a day(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) |
| call it quits(verb, expression, idiom, stop, end) |
| call off(verb, expression, stop, drop, close) |
| censor(verb, stop, quiet, decline, reject) |
| check(verb, stop, control, close, quiet) |
| choke off(verb, expression, break, close, check) |
| clamp down on(verb, expression, idiom, quiet, restrain) |