| tighten(contract, narrow, inhibit, compress, contraction) |
| abate(verb, limit, temper, restrict) |
| abridge |
| accept offer(expression, settle, agree, sign, engage) |
| alter(verb, limit, temper, restrict) |
| arrange(verb, settle, agree, sign, engage) |
| assent(verb, settle, agree, sign, engage) |
| assuage(verb, limit, temper, restrict) |
| bargain(verb, settle, agree, sign, engage) |
| become indebted(expression, settle, agree, sign, engage) |
| belt(block, identify, distinguish, surround, enclose) |
| beset(verb, contain, trap, round, circle) |
| bind(verb, hold, control, check, cool) |
| block off(expression, block, circle, ring, surround) |
| blockade(verb, contain, trap, round, circle) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, hold, control, check) |
| cage(verb, hold, cool, restrain, limit) |
| chain(verb, hold, control, check, reduce) |
| check(verb, hold, control, reduce, restrain) |
| clinch(verb, settle, agree, sign, engage) |