to take by force
seize
to withdraw from an event
pull out of
to release information that's secret
leak
exclude someone or something as a possibility
rule out
another phrase to express : about to
brink of
another word for promise
vow
another word for ban
bar
number of dead in an incident
toll
to praise someone or something
hail
to have a violent run in with someone
clash
to be declared innocent
cleared