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4
take in sail(idiom, slowness)
4
tone down(verb, phrasal verb, calm, control)
3
cool off(verb, phrasal verb, control, make)
3
keep down(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
3
keep in(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
3
let up(drop, control, cut, decline)
3
put down(verb, check, restrain, crush)
3
restraint of trade
3
set back(check, reduce, restrain, delay)
3
slack off(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
2
anchor it(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
apply the brake(idiom, slowness)
2
bearing rein(idiom, prison)
2
box up(verb, hold, control, check)
2
calm down(verb, phrasal verb, drop, cut)
2
choke back(verb, stop, hold, control)
2
cooling off(verb, check, bind, stifle)
2
cover up(verb, stop, check, restrain)
2
crack down(verb, stop, hold, control)
2
cut down(verb, phrasal verb, drop, cut)
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