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hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut)
4
ward(verb, remove, allow, avoid)
3
forbid(verb, reject, dismiss, restrain)
3
forfend(verb, check, remove, reject)
3
prohibit(verb, check, reject, dismiss)
3
put off(verb, expression, check, keep)
3
turn aside(verb, expression, check, separate)
2
arrest(verb, hold, keep, reject)
2
cool(verb, cut, check, separate)
2
counter(verb, remove, restrain, halt)
2
exclude(verb, reject, dismiss, halt)
2
frustrate(verb, separate, halt, block)
2
hamper(verb, hold, keep, restrain)
2
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control)
2
impede(verb, hold, check, restrain)
2
intercept(verb, restrain, halt, block)
2
repress(verb, hold, control, check)
2
restrict(verb, hold, keep, restrain)
2
retard(verb, hold, keep, reject)
2
thwart(verb, separate, restrain, halt)
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