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forfend(verb, stop, check, remove, reject)
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prohibit(verb, stop, check, reject, dismiss)
3
put off(verb, expression, stop, check, keep)
3
suspend(verb, hold, keep, reject, dismiss)
3
turn aside(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
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adjourn(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
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arrest(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
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cool(verb, stop, cut, check, separate)
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counter(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
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defer(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
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exclude(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, halt)
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frustrate(verb, stop, separate, halt, block)
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hamper(verb, stop, hold, keep, restrain)
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hang fire(expression, reject, halt, delay)
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hang up(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay)
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hold(verb, keep, maintain, oppose, secure)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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hold over(verb, expression, hold, keep, block)
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hold up(expression, halt, delay, swing)
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impede(verb, stop, hold, check, restrain)
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