| relax(reduce, delay, moderate, decrease, lessen) |
| repression |
| rule(noun, verb, control, force, power) |
| soften(verb, calm, drop, control, quiet) |
| stint(noun, verb, control, check, limit) |
| stricture(noun, control, check, disorder, limit) |
| stunt(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| throttle(verb, control, close, check, restrain) |
| adjourn(verb, stop, hold, close, end) |
| clip the wings(expression, idiom, slowness) |
| collar(noun, verb, check, restrain, suppress) |
| command(noun, verb, control, order, force) |
| constrict(verb, hold, control, make, force) |
| counteract(verb, stop, control, attack, reduce) |
| curb bit(noun, expression, idiom) |
| curtail |
| damp |
| decrease(verb, stop, drop, control, cut) |
| defy(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |
| enjoin |