| bit(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| brake(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| deny(verb, control, make, force, decline) |
| discourage(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, control, close, end) |
| handicap(verb, control, give, check, reduce) |
| rein(verb, control, check, restrain, crush) |
| thwart(verb, stop, control, separate, reduce) |
| balk(verb, stop, close, end, check) |
| decelerate(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| detain(hold, control, place, check, keep) |
| encumber(verb, trouble, help, check, open) |
| hamper(verb, stop, trouble, control, close) |
| hesitate(verb, stop, check, restrain, delay) |
| hide(verb, cover, keep, restrain, block) |
| interrupt(verb, stop, control, close, end) |
| muffle(verb, stop, hold, restrain, crush) |
| oppose(verb, stop, control, cut, check) |
| resist(verb, stop, control, cut, check) |