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keep under control
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lay under restraint
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let up(verb, drop, cut, decline)
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lighten one of
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rein in(verb, phrasal verb, control, reduce)
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set back(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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wear away(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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anchor it(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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become smaller(decline, reduce, ease, moderate)
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bog down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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calm down(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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choke back(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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cool off(control, restrain, limit)
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crack down(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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die down(verb, drop, cut, decline)
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drop off(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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dry up(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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ease off(decline, reduce, restrain, delay)
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fall off(verb, drop, cut, decline)
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hit the brakes(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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