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hold up(verb, check, reduce, bother)
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keep down(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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keep waiting(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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let down flaps(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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lose speed(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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lose steam(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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make difficult(upset, bother, obscure, hinder)
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reduce speed(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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rein in(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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take out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, give)
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tie up(verb, stop, hold, control)
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wind down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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back off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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ball and chain(noun, idiom, control, check)
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bear down on(idiom, trouble, charge, bother)
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beat down(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue)
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box up(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, check, delay)
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choke back(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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choke off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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