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filibuster(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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foil(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt)
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force back(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool)
1
force off(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool)
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foreclose
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foster(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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frighten
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gain time(verb, expression, hold, keep, block)
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get back at
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give cold shoulder to(expression, idiom, cut, separate, cool)
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guard(verb, hold, separate, maintain, secure)
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halt(verb, stop, separate, reject, restrain)
1
hang(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay)
1
heave-ho(verb, check, resist, overthrow, repel)
1
help
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hoodwink(verb, prevent, avoid, fool, thwart)
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house(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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ignore(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
1
inactivate(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay)
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inhibit(verb, stop, hold, check, keep)
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