| stay(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| table(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| take in(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| thwart(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt) |
| turn down(verb, expression, cut, separate, reject) |
| uphold(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| waive(halt, delay, bar, swing, hang) |
| war(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| withhold(verb, hold, check, keep, reject) |
| withstand(hold, cut, separate, cool, maintain) |
| act like a wet blanket |
| baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| ban(verb, reject, dismiss, exclude, discount) |
| beat(verb, prevent, avoid, fool, thwart) |
| beat back(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool) |
| bide time(verb, expression, hold, keep, block) |
| bilk(verb, prevent, avoid, fool, thwart) |
| break up(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay) |
| buck(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent) |