2
coolness(noun, control, quiet, measure, command)
2
detainment(noun, restraint)
2
difficulty(noun, trouble, force, strain, burden)
2
disallowance(noun, ban, veto, exclusion, forbidding)
2
disapproval(noun, prohibition)
2
discouragement(noun, curb, restraint, caution, hindrance)
2
discreetness(reserve, simplicity, virtue, modesty, humility)
2
distance(reserve, silence, uncommunicativeness)
2
drag(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
2
embargo(noun, restraint, ban, veto, limitation)
2
forbearance(noun, control, quiet, measure, command)
2
forbiddance(noun, ban, veto, exclusion, forbidding)
2
frugality(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
2
golden mean(noun, expression, control, measure, restraint)
2
hang-up(noun, control, force, check, limit)
2
happy medium(noun, expression, control, measure, restraint)
2
hold(noun, verb, control, understanding, knowledge)
2
impoundment(noun, imprisonment, custody, detention, confinement)
2
inexorability(noun, obligation, requirement)
2
interference(noun, hindrance, impediment, discouragement)
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