- cessation: (n) A halt
- commence: (v) To begin
- deter: (v) To discourage from acting
- hamper: (v) To limit; to prevent the progress of
- obstruction: (n) Something that gets in the way
- preclude: (v) To make impossible
- procrastinate: (v) To put off doing something
- scuttle: (v) To run with short hurried steps
- subside: (v) To become less active
- thwart: (v) To prevent from happening