2
labyrinth
2
lug
2
nix(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
2
oppose(verb, stop, decline, separate, reject)
2
outlaw(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject)
2
outwit(verb, stop, ruin, halt, curb)
2
preclude(verb, stop, decline, separate, reject)
2
restrain(verb, stop, check, decline, reduce)
2
restrict(verb, stop, check, decline, reduce)
2
rule out(verb, expression, stop, decline, separate)
2
shut off(expression, stop, close, check, halt)
2
shut out(verb, expression, stop, close, decline)
2
slow(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, block)
2
stay(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent)
2
stuff
2
taboo(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject)
2
trammel(verb, stop, check, ruin, oppose)
2
undo(verb, informal, cancel, invalidate, negate)
2
veto(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
2
ward(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, suppress)
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