2
temper(verb, control, check, reduce, diminish)
2
undertake(verb, settle, agree, sign, engage)
2
verge(verb, set, touch, contain, trap)
2
wall in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, set, outline)
2
work out details(expression, idiom, settle, agree, sign)
1
abbreviate
1
abut(verb, touch, surround, encircle, skirt)
1
adhere(verb, hold, restrain, trap, immobilize)
1
adjoin(verb, touch, surround, encircle, skirt)
1
adjust to
1
agree(verb, settle, sign, engage, commit)
1
apprehend(verb, hold, commit, confine, detain)
1
arrest(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
1
band(verb, circle, ring, surround, enclose)
1
bastille(verb, hold, commit, confine, detain)
1
be adjacent to(verb, touch, surround, encircle, skirt)
1
besiege(verb, contain, trap, round, circle)
1
box
1
box in
1
bridle(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
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