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hold hostage(hold, commit, confine, detain)
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hold in custody(idiom, hold, commit, confine)
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keep captive(hold, commit, confine, detain)
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keep down(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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keep from spreading
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keep in custody(idiom, hold, commit, confine)
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keep in line(verb, idiom, hold, control)
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keep within limits(verb, idiom, control, check)
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mark the periphery
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nail down(verb, mark, limit, restrict)
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pin down(verb, hold, control, check)
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pull back(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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put a lid on(verb, idiom, cool, restrain)
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put behind bars(idiom, hold, commit, confine)
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put inside(circle, confine, detain, ring)
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put on ice(verb, idiom, control, check)
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rail in(verb, phrasal verb, hold, commit)
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send to prison(idiom, hold, commit, confine)
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set apart(circle, ring, surround, wrap)
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set off(verb, touch, surround, encircle)
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