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repress(stop, hold, control, check)
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restrict(stop, hold, keep, restrain)
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retard(stop, hold, keep, reject)
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shelve(hold, keep, reject, halt)
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stay(hold, keep, reject, halt)
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table(hold, keep, block, stay)
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thwart(stop, separate, restrain, halt)
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turn down(expression, cut, separate, reject)
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uphold(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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war(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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withhold(hold, check, keep, reject)
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baffle(stop, restrain, halt, block)
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balk(stop, restrain, halt, block)
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ban(reject, dismiss, exclude, discount)
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beat(prevent, avoid, fool, thwart)
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beat back(expression, cut, separate, cool)
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bide time(expression, hold, keep, block)
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bilk(prevent, avoid, fool, thwart)
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break up(expression, reject, halt, delay)
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buck(cut, separate, cool, prevent)
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