3
pain(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
pester(verb, order, force, press, command)
3
prison(noun, hold, imprison, incarcerate)
3
propel(verb, make, force, drive, cause)
3
rail in(expression, hold, commit, confine, detain)
3
refrain(verb, control, keep, restrain, withdraw)
3
rein in(verb, expression, stop, hold, control)
3
resist(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, hinder)
3
retard(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
3
squeeze(verb, move, hold, take, force)
3
squelch(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
3
stipulate(verb, order, force, press, command)
3
straiten(verb, limit)
3
threaten(verb, make, force, press, suppress)
3
thwart(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
3
twist arm(verb, expression, force, bother, urge)
2
arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
abate(verb, control, restrain, diminish, curb)
2
actuate(verb, make, force, drive, cause)
2
aggrieve(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
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