sandbag

equilibrium

balance brace bracket counterbalance counterweight stability stabilizer support weight

instability

anchor ballast bob counterbalance counterpoise counterweight mass pendulum plumb bob poundage rock sinker stone

triviality unimportance

bilk con deceive defraud delude dupe fleece hoodwink mislead swindle trick victimize

bamboozle beat beguile bleed bunco burn caboodle chisel cozen crib cross diddle do finagle flimflam fudge gouge hose milk ream rook scam screw shaft short shuck skin snow stiff sucker take trim two-time

do a number on double-cross double-deal fast talk give bum steer jerk around pull one's leg rip off rope in take for a ride take in take out

be honest give help protect

aid assist

burn cheat chisel con dupe fleece fool gull hose rook scam shaft steal trick

bilk defraud diddle pull a fast one rip off take for a ride

cause charge compel demand drag drive impose inflict limit make move oblige order press pressure require restrict urge

apply bind blackmail burden choke coerce command concuss conscript constrain contract draft dragoon enforce enjoin exact extort fix impel impress insist necessitate obtrude occasion overcome pressurize shotgun strong-arm wrest wring

bear down bear hard on bring pressure to bear upon pin down put screws to put squeeze on

check disallow discourage dissuade free halt leave alone let go prevent release stop

aid allow forget give help neglect permit

surrender yield

constrain curb discourage forbid hinder impede obstruct outlaw prohibit restrain stymie suppress

arrest avert bar bit bridle check cramp enjoin faze frustrate hog-tie interdict repress stop taboo ward withhold

hang up hold back hold down hold in keep in put on brakes

advance aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward free help let go permit promote push release support

approve

block curb cut off hamper hinder impede inhibit interfere obscure retard stall stonewall stymie thwart

arrest bar barricade check choke clog close congest crab fill frustrate hamstring hide interrupt mask occlude plug restrain shield stop stopper terminate throttle trammel

dead-end drag one's feet foul up get in the way hang up hold up monkey with shut off slow down weigh down

advance aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward further help permit promote push

begin continue free lay bare let go liberate open release reveal start support unblock uncover unmask unplug unstop

abet boost clear

bamboozle beguile bend the rules bilk burn caboodle chisel con deceive defraud do a number on double-cross double-deal dupe finagle fleece flimflam fudge hit below the belt hoodwink hose mislead pull something funny rip off rook scam screw shaft stack the cards stretch the rules sucker swindle trick victimize

bamboozle bilk deceive defraud diddle double-deal dupe finagle fleece flimflam hose mislead rip off rook scam screw shaft shortweight stiff sting swindle take trick

bilk con deceive defraud dupe extort fleece gouge hoodwink overcharge victimize

bamboozle beat clip cozen diddle do flimflam fool frame fudge gull pluck rook scam shaft stiff sting sucker trick trim

pull a fast one put one over on rip off run a game on sell a bill of goods set up take for a ride take to the cleaners

be honest give help

destroy lose

donate

erode frustrate hurt impair ruin sabotage sap subvert threaten thwart torpedo undercut weaken wreck

attenuate corrode cripple debilitate dig disable enfeeble excavate foil mine soften tunnel wear

clip one's wings dig out eat away hollow out knock the bottom out of poke full of holes whittle away

aid assist build construct encourage fix help relieve strengthen support

fill