1
harness(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
hold(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
1
hold back(verb, expression, stop, control, reduce)
1
hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
1
hold in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
1
hold up(verb, expression, stop, restrain, block)
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hourglass
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hourglass figure
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infarct
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infarction
1
interfere(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent)
1
isthmus
1
joker
1
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
1
knitting
1
limit(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
meeting
1
moderate(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
1
mutual approach
1
narrow place
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