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put on ice(expression, idiom, hold, cool)
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qualify(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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rail in(expression, hold, commit, confine)
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refrain(keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
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refuse(keep, suppress, deny, reserve)
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retardate(check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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save(hold, control, place, keep)
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send down(expression, confine, imprison, jail)
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settle(confine, imprison, jail, confinement)
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snag(hold, catch, hinder, seize)
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stunt(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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table(hold, keep, block, extend)
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take(keep, catch, stay, have)
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take in(expression, stop, hold, catch)
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thwart
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wait(stay, remain, abide, tarry)
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ice(hold, keep, cool, restrain)
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jam
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pen(hold, keep, commit, confine)
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absorb(stop, hold, keep, maintain)
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