| restrict(verb, stop, check, decline, reduce) |
| rule out(verb, expression, stop, decline, separate) |
| shut off(expression, stop, close, check, halt) |
| shut out(verb, expression, stop, close, decline) |
| taboo(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject) |
| veto(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| block out(expression, stop, close, halt, prevent) |
| bottle up(expression, restrain, halt, block) |
| box in(verb, expression, restrain, halt, block) |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, halt) |
| cancel(verb, stop, decline, reject, ruin) |
| catch(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| censor(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt) |
| charge(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| close(verb, stop, check, halt, block) |
| close out(expression, stop, close, halt, prevent) |
| congest(verb, stop, close, check, halt) |
| constrain(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| cool(verb, separate, restrain, halt, block) |
| cork(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |