| relax |
| slow down(passivity, retardation) |
| arrest(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| bog(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| bog down(verb, expression, hold, check, keep) |
| choke(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| constrain(verb, hold, keep, delay, impede) |
| curb(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| deaden |
| decrease(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| ease off(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| give |
| handicap(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| hang up(verb, expression, hold, check, keep) |
| hold(verb, keep, delay, impede, confine) |
| keep(verb, hold, delay, impede) |
| keep back(verb, expression, hold, keep, delay) |
| loiter(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |