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quench(verb, hide, contain, conceal, retain)
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retain
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roof(noun, cover, point, face, head)
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smash
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spill
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stay(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
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strangle(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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stuff up(verb, phrasal verb, closure)
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stultify(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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subdue(verb, hold, control, restrain, crush)
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suffocate(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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throttle(verb, control, restrain, block, curb)
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