| keep within limits(verb, expression, idiom, control, check) |
| leash(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| limit(verb, control, check, cool, restrain) |
| manacle(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| modify(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| muzzle(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| narrow(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| pacify(verb, relax, soothe) |
| pin down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check) |
| prelimit(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| put a lid on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| put away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check) |
| put on ice(verb, expression, idiom, control, check) |
| qualify(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| quieten down(verb, expression, relax, soothe) |
| reduce(verb, control, check, restrain, diminish) |
| refrain(control, restrain, limit, restrict, repress) |
| regulate(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| rein in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check) |
| repress(verb, control, cool, restrain, suppress) |