4
keep under control(expression, idiom)
4
pause(verb, stop, control, close, end)
4
preserve(verb, hold, control, place, keep)
4
prohibit(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain)
4
pull in(verb, phrasal verb, control, restraint)
4
put down(verb, expression, control, cut, check)
4
reef(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
4
refrain(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain)
4
refuse(verb, stop, cut, decline, separate)
4
save(verb, hold, control, place, keep)
4
shackle(verb, hold, control, restrain, limit)
4
stall(verb, stop, close, end, check)
4
subdue(verb, control, check, restrain, crush)
3
adjourn(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
3
barricade
3
bind(verb, control, make, force, check)
3
bog(verb, help, check, open, delay)
3
cease(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
3
clog(verb, control, check, restrain, block)
3
cool(verb, stop, control, cut, check)
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