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keep secret(verb, keep, suppress, refuse)
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keep tight rein on(verb, idiom, control, restrain)
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keep to oneself(verb, idiom, keep, suppress)
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keep under wraps(verb, idiom, keep, suppress)
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leave alone(verb, phrasal verb, stop, decline)
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leave out(verb, decline, abandon, quit)
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let go by
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let well enough alone(abandon, avoid, renounce, shun)
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not accept(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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not hear of(idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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not think of(idiom, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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pack in(verb, decline, abandon, quit)
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refrain from voting(idiom, absence of choice)
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rein in(verb, control, restrain, suppress)
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say no(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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send regrets(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse)
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send up(verb, control, restrain, suppress)
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shy away from(abandon, avoid, renounce, shun)
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sit on(verb, keep, suppress, refuse)
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sit on the fence(verb, idiom, hold, withdraw)
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