shut off
abrupt, alienate, alienated, apart, bar, barricade, block, block out, block up, blockade, bolt, cast off, cast out, chock, choke,
bewailing - grief, howling, moaning, mourning, sorrow, wailing, woe
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spellbind - absorb, absorb the attention, arrest, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell, catch, catch up, charm, enchant, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind,
sympathy strike - boycott, lockout, revolt, slowdown, strike, tie up, turnout, walkout, work stoppage ,
close quarters - ace, bit, clinch, crack, earshot, gunshot, hair, hairbreadth, inch, little, span, spitting distance, step ,
conceit - abstract thought, act of thought, affectation, aggressive self-confidence, aphorism, apprehension, arrogance, assume, assumption, assurance, attitude, bee, believe, bluster, boast,
garishness - affectation, big talk, blatancy, convolution, dash, dazzle, extravagance, extravaganza, flamboyance, flatulence, gaiety, gaudiness, glare, glitter, inflation,
ingloriousness - degradation, ignominy, infamy, meanness, modesty, obloquy, obscurity, odium, opprobrium, plainness, smallness, unimportance ,
hound - addict, aficionado, aggravate, animal, annoy, badger, bait, be at, beagle, beast, beat, bedevil, beset, bother, bowwow,
speaking of - about, apropos, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as to, by the by, by the way, concerning, for example, in connection with, in passing, in point of, in re,
billow - bag, balloon, be poised, belly, belly out, bilge, bore, break, breakers, bug, bulge, chop, choppiness, chopping sea, comb,
spellbind - absorb, absorb the attention, arrest, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell, catch, catch up, charm, enchant, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind,
sympathy strike - boycott, lockout, revolt, slowdown, strike, tie up, turnout, walkout, work stoppage ,
close quarters - ace, bit, clinch, crack, earshot, gunshot, hair, hairbreadth, inch, little, span, spitting distance, step ,
conceit - abstract thought, act of thought, affectation, aggressive self-confidence, aphorism, apprehension, arrogance, assume, assumption, assurance, attitude, bee, believe, bluster, boast,
garishness - affectation, big talk, blatancy, convolution, dash, dazzle, extravagance, extravaganza, flamboyance, flatulence, gaiety, gaudiness, glare, glitter, inflation,
ingloriousness - degradation, ignominy, infamy, meanness, modesty, obloquy, obscurity, odium, opprobrium, plainness, smallness, unimportance ,
hound - addict, aficionado, aggravate, animal, annoy, badger, bait, be at, beagle, beast, beat, bedevil, beset, bother, bowwow,
speaking of - about, apropos, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as to, by the by, by the way, concerning, for example, in connection with, in passing, in point of, in re,
billow - bag, balloon, be poised, belly, belly out, bilge, bore, break, breakers, bug, bulge, chop, choppiness, chopping sea, comb,

