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bog down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay)
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close off(verb, expression, stop, close)
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cramp(noun, verb, control, curb)
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hang up(expression, stop, close, halt)
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inhibition(noun, control, limit, condition)
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loiter(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
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retardate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
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shut down(verb, expression, stop, halt)
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shut off(verb, expression, stop, close)
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anchor(noun, device)
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back off(verb, expression, delay, hinder)
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balk(verb, delay, hinder, lessen)
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ball and chain(expression, idiom, control, limit)
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bog(noun, verb, delay, hinder)
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bounds(noun, control, curb, limit)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, delay)
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choke off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay)
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cinchers(noun, curb, restraint, device)
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circumscription(noun, control, curb, limit)
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condition(control, limit, restraint, constraint)
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