| take in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate) |
| uphold(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| war(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| weave(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| withdraw(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| withstand(verb, hold, cut, separate, cool) |
| skip out on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, escape) |
| about the bush(expression, idiom) |
| answer(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, contradict) |
| arrest(verb, stop, hold, restrain, halt) |
| backtalk(verb, oppose, dispute, cross, resist) |
| baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| ban(verb, stop, remove, reject, dismiss) |
| bate(verb, stop, remove, reject, dismiss) |
| beat(verb, oppose, dispute, prevent, avoid) |
| beat around |
| beg the question(expression, idiom) |