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abstain(keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
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accost(stop, approach, surround)
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accumulate(hold, control, place, maintain)
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adhere(hold, take, keep, restrain)
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adjourn(hold, keep, block, delay)
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amass(hold, control, place, maintain)
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back off(expression, check, delay, hinder)
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baffle
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balk(check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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bastille(hold, commit, confine, apprehend)
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bear in mind(expression, idiom, hold, keep)
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bide time(expression, hold, keep, block)
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bog(check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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brace(stop, hold, catch, approach)
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bring to screeching halt(expression, idiom, check, delay)
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bung
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cache(hold, control, place, maintain)
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care for(expression, hold, control, place)
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carry(hold, take, control, place)
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chain(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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