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oppose(verb, stop, control, cut)
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resist(verb, stop, control, cut)
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slow down(verb, expression, stop, trouble, control)
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slow up(verb, expression, delay, hinder)
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squelch(verb, stop, hold, control)
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bog down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay)
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choke(verb, stop, hold, control)
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cover up(verb, expression, stop, restrain)
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deter(verb, stop, control, close, end)
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govern(verb, control, restrain, moderate)
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hold at bay(expression, idiom, stop, control, close)
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keep in(verb, expression, stop, reduce)
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keep out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep)
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prohibit(verb, stop, reduce, restrain)
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put down(verb, expression, control, cut)
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stall(verb, stop, close, end)
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subdue(verb, control, restrain, crush)
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bind(verb, control, make, force)
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bog(verb, help, open, delay)
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clog(verb, control, restrain, block)
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