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beat up(expression, beat, defeat, overcome, top)
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bemuse(verb, destroy, halt, weaken, demolish)
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best(verb, defeat, overcome, top, outdo)
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better(verb, beat, defeat, overcome, top)
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black out(verb, expression, restrain, curb, cancel)
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block(verb, stop, break, close, end)
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bog(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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bog down(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder)
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bottle(verb, stop, break, close, end)
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break in(verb, expression, control, beat, check)
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bring to a close(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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bring to an end(expression, idiom, stop, hold, break)
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