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prevent(verb, stop, control, separate)
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retard(verb, stop, control, reduce)
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confine(verb, control, make, close, force)
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constrain(verb, stop, control, make, force)
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hold up(verb, expression, stop, reduce)
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set back(verb, expression, reduce, dismiss)
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restrict(verb, stop, control, reduce)
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smother(verb, stop, hold, control)
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bit(verb, stop, control, reduce)
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bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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brake(verb, control, reduce, restrain)
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discourage(verb, stop, control, reduce)
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handicap(verb, control, give, reduce)
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rein(verb, control, restrain, crush)
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balk(verb, stop, close, end)
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decelerate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
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detain(hold, control, place, keep)
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encumber(verb, trouble, help, open)
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hamper(verb, stop, trouble, control, close)
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hesitate(verb, stop, restrain, delay)
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