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take in(verb, stop, hold, catch)
2
take prisoner(stop, hold, catch, arrest)
1
back off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
1
bear in mind(verb, idiom, hold, keep)
1
bide time(verb, hold, keep, block)
1
bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, check, delay)
1
care for(verb, hold, control, place)
1
choke back(verb, hold, control, restrain)
1
choke off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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clam up(verb, keep, suppress, refuse)
1
cling to(verb, hold, keep, maintain)
1
clip the wings
1
close off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
1
cool down(verb, cool, restrain, limit)
1
crack down(verb, hold, control, restrain)
1
deal in(verb, hold, control, place)
1
dummy up(verb, keep, suppress, refuse)
1
freeze to(take, keep, stay, have)
1
gain time(verb, hold, keep, block)
1
give rain check(verb, idiom, delay, extend)
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