| A | B |
|---|
| pull the plug on | discontinue; terminate |
| divert | redirect; distract attention or change purpose |
| distract | take someone’s attention away from what they should be doing |
| parallel | two lines or planes running the same distance apart and never meeting |
| adjacent | near or next to, with nothing in between |
| oblivious | not aware of or not noticing something |
| advocate | support or speak for something or someone |
| criminalize | make something illegal by making a new law |
| outright | straightforward, total; complete |
