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economize(verb, reduce, restrain, save, curtail)
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elide(cut, diminish, decrease, contract, curtail)
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embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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flash back
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handicap(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
hit the brakes(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, reduce)
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impair(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
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keep waiting(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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lag(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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let down flaps(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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limit(control, reduce, restrain, restrict)
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loiter(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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lose steam(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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minify(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, ease)
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minimize(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
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mire(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
mow(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
2
procrastinate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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