4
distress(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
4
dragoon(verb, move, order, make, force)
4
frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
4
handicap(verb, hold, control, check, restrain)
4
hem in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
4
hurt(verb, upset, cause, disturb, distress)
4
influence(verb, control, make, drive, press)
4
keep within bounds(verb, expression, idiom, control, check)
4
motivate(verb, make, force, drive, press)
4
move(verb, hold, order, make, charge)
4
persuade(verb, make, press, cause, encourage)
4
preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
4
prescribe(verb, control, order, place, set)
4
prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
4
pull in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
4
refuse(verb, keep, pass, withdraw, suppress)
4
rein
4
screw(verb, cheat, pressure, pinch)
4
shotgun(verb, move, order, make, force)
4
stay(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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