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anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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bog down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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brake(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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choke(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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curb(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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cut back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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cut down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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decelerate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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detain(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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handicap(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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hit the brakes(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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hold back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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hold up(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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keep waiting(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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lag(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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let down flaps(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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loiter(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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lose speed(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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