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lapse(noun, verb, close, change, end)
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leave(noun, verb, drop, give, end)
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lodge(verb, drop, fall, halt, continue)
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recess(noun, verb, action, calm, break)
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staunch(verb, end, halt, finish, prevent)
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stifle(verb, control, quiet, check, restrain)
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stopper(noun, verb, close, check, halt)
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stymie(verb, close, check, decline, separate)
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surrender(verb, action, drop, give, withdraw)
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terminus(noun, break, close, place, end)
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wind up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, break)
8
avert(verb, check, separate, reduce, restrain)
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avoid(verb, restrain, withdraw, halt, prevent)
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ceasing(noun, break, close, end, cease)
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cut(verb, break, end, separate, bother)
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cut short(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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defeat(verb, close, end, ruin, crush)
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desistance(noun, break, close, end, halt)
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destination(noun, break, place, end, halt)
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detain(verb, hold, delay, catch, hinder)
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