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grow smaller(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, contract)
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hang up(verb, expression, control, check, reduce)
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hem in(verb, expression, control, check, curb)
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hold down(verb, expression, control, check, reduce)
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inclose(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
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keep within limits(verb, expression, idiom, control, check)
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lose(verb, end, decline, reduce, fail)
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pin down(verb, expression, control, check, reduce)
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prelimit(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
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put away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check)
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put on ice(verb, expression, idiom, control, check)
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rescind(verb, close, reduce, release, moderate)
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send up(verb, expression, control, check, reduce)
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shape(verb, reduce, turn, alter, weaken)
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shut in(verb, expression, control, check, reduce)
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slack up(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease)
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surround(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
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take the bite out(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reduce)
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take the edge off(verb, expression, idiom, dull, check)
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take the sting out(verb, expression, idiom, calm, quiet)
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