13
suspend(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
13
suspension(noun, stop, hold, break, close)
13
visit(noun, verb, stop, place, event)
12
bolster(noun, verb, activity, support, hold)
12
curb(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
12
detain(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
12
keep(verb, stop, hold, control, cover)
11
drag(noun, verb, keep, fail, block)
11
end(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
11
loiter(verb, stop, advance, maintain, fail)
11
prevent(verb, stop, hold, break, control)
11
respite(noun, verb, stop, calm, break)
11
retard(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
11
settle(verb, support, stop, close, end)
10
bar(noun, verb, support, stop, hold)
10
clog(noun, verb, hold, close, fix)
10
defer(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
10
desist(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
10
freeze(noun, verb, stop, break, drop)
10
hamper(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
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