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retard(verb, control, check, restrain, delay)
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retardate(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, halt)
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scrub(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit)
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send up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check)
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set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, delay)
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shackle(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit)
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shut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, delay)
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shut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, delay)
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shut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, halt)
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shut up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
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silence(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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sit on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
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slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, delay)
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smother(verb, stop, close, restrain, curb)
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squash(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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squelch(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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stagnate(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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stall(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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stop(verb, restrain, curb, suppress, prevent)
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