refrain from

Strongest matches

• heed
• take care

Strong matches

• attend
• avoid
• mind
• notice
• shun

Weak matches

• be cautious
• be wary
• guard against
• keep eyes open
• keep on one's toes
• keep one's distance
• look out
• mind p's and q's
• steer clear of
• take heed
• walk on eggs
• watch one's step
• watch out

Strongest matches

• carve
• delete
• eliminate
• extract
• pull out
• sever

Weak matches

• cease
• displace
• exclude
• exsect
• extirpate
• give up
• oust
• stop
• supersede
• supplant
• usurp

Strongest matches

• abandon
• break off
• cease
• give up
• halt
• interrupt
• quit
• suspend
• terminate

Strong matches

• close
• desist
• disconnect
• disjoin
• dissever
• disunite
• drop
• end
• finish
• interpose
• intervene
• kill
• part
• pause
• scrub
• separate
• stop

Weak matches

• bag it
• blow off
• call it quits
• give over
• knock off
• leave off
• put an end to
• surcease

Strongest matches

• excuse
• exempt
• leave
• pardon

Strong matches

• absolve
• discharge
• dispense
• forbear
• pity
• release
• relent
• spring

Weak matches

• bail out
• be lenient
• be merciful
• get off the hook
• get out of hock
• give a break
• give quarter to
• go easy on
• let go
• let off
• privilege from
• pull out of the fire
• relieve from
• save bacon
• save from
• save neck

Strongest matches

• abandon
• allow
• defer
• forgo
• grant
• hand over
• postpone
• put off
• reject
• relinquish
• remove
• renounce
• set aside
• shelve
• surrender
• suspend
• turn over

Strong matches

• cede
• delay
• disclaim
• disown
• leave
• neglect
• prorogue
• remit
• renege
• reserve
• resign
• stay
• table
• yield

Weak matches

• dispense with
• hold off
• hold up