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hush money

check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit; deterrent; deterrence

wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener

to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for

ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction

prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)

preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; anti-skid

back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice; contingency option

full stop; period

end

cancellation; suspension

cardiac arrest

to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

to put out; to extinguish

emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)

curfew; lockdown; grounding

highly ridiculous; quite absurd

prohibited item; banned item

love ban; relationship ban; talent agency rule forbidding its clients from getting involved in romantic relationships

to stop in the middle of a sentence

cardiopulmonary arrest

Media term for unconfirmed death

showing no vital signs

to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to

clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)