3
enslave(verb, force, cool, restrain, limit)
3
entreat(verb, order, force, press, command)
3
fasten(verb, hold, restrain, curb, limit)
3
forbid(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, halt)
3
grieve(verb, upset, disturb, strain, harm)
3
hamstring(verb, delay, limit, prevent, hinder)
3
hold in custody(expression, idiom, hold, commit, confine)
3
importune(verb, order, force, press, command)
3
impound(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
3
insist upon(verb, expression, take, order, cause)
3
keep from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, withdraw)
3
keep in(verb, phrasal verb, restraint)
3
keep in check(expression, idiom, restraint)
3
keep in custody(expression, idiom, hold, commit, confine)
3
leash(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
3
mandate(verb, require)
3
nag(verb, order, make, force, press)
3
need(verb, demand, want, require, lack)
3
oppress(verb, control, determine, direct, rule)
3
outlaw(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, halt)
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