3
pull in(verb, phrasal verb, control, restraint)
3
refrain(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain)
3
ruffle(verb, rise, rage, excited, blaze)
3
see red(verb, expression, rise, swell, rage)
3
strap
3
supervise(verb, control, run, direct, rule)
3
toss the head(expression, idiom, pride)
3
train(verb, restrain, curb, suppress, discipline)
2
abstain(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain)
2
administer(verb, control, order, run, direct)
2
battle(verb, stop, restrain, prevent)
2
bearing rein(expression, idiom, prison)
2
bed
2
block(verb, hindrance, impediment, discouragement)
2
boast(pride, bully, threaten, harangue)
2
boil over(verb, expression, rise, swell, rage)
2
bondage(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint)
2
bottle up(verb, expression, hold, control, make)
2
break(verb, restrain, curb, suppress, discipline)
2
bristle up(verb, phrasal verb, resentment)
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