| retrench(restrain, limit, restrict) |
| say nothing(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet) |
| short(adjective, abridged) |
| sit on(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet) |
| snub(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| soft-pedal(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| stand still(expression, stop, close, end, complete) |
| stifle(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| still(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| stop cold(verb, stop) |
| stop dead(verb, stop) |
| summarize(cut, condense, shorten) |
| suppress(verb, stop, hold, calm, control) |
| tongue-tie(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| wait(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| shave(verb, cut, trim, shorten, prune) |
| abbreviated |
| abolish(verb, stop, drop, close, cut) |
| abort(verb, stop, drop, close, cut) |