| bound(noun, verb, control, set, check) |
| catch(noun, verb, stop, take, control) |
| choke(verb, stop, control, close, quiet) |
| contain |
| diminish(verb, drop, control, dull, cut) |
| disallow(verb, make, force, decline, keep) |
| hog-tie(verb, stop, hold, control, make) |
| hold at bay(expression, idiom, stop, control, close) |
| hold in |
| hold in check(expression, idiom, restraint) |
| hold in leash(expression, idiom, restraint) |
| imprison(verb, hold, control, make, close) |
| interdict(noun, verb, stop, check, reduce) |
| keep in check(verb, expression, idiom, control, restrain) |
| lessen(verb, stop, calm, drop, control) |
| manacle(noun, verb, hold, control, disorder) |
| modify(verb, drop, control, cut, check) |
| obstruction(noun, check, disorder, block, difficulty) |
| quiet(verb, adjective, stop, drop, control) |
| reef(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |