5
relax(reduce, delay, moderate, decrease, lessen)
5
repression
5
rule(noun, verb, control, force, power)
5
soften(verb, calm, drop, control, quiet)
5
stint(noun, verb, control, check, limit)
5
stricture(noun, control, check, disorder, limit)
5
stunt(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
5
throttle(verb, control, close, check, restrain)
4
adjourn(verb, stop, hold, close, end)
4
clip the wings(expression, idiom, slowness)
4
collar(noun, verb, check, restrain, suppress)
4
command(noun, verb, control, order, force)
4
constrict(verb, hold, control, make, force)
4
counteract(verb, stop, control, attack, reduce)
4
curb bit(noun, expression, idiom)
4
curtail
4
damp
4
decrease(verb, stop, drop, control, cut)
4
defy(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
4
enjoin
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