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rein(verb, check, restrain, crush)
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thwart(verb, stop, separate, reduce)
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detain(hold, place, check, keep)
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hamper(verb, stop, trouble, close)
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interrupt(verb, stop, close, end)
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oppose(verb, stop, cut, check)
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resist(verb, stop, cut, check)
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slow down(verb, expression, stop, trouble)
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squelch(verb, stop, hold, check)
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stay(verb, stop, close, end)
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abstain(verb, stop, keep, restrain)
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choke(verb, stop, hold, check)
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deter(verb, stop, close, end)
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govern(verb, check, restrain, moderate)
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halt(verb, stop, close, end)
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hold at bay(expression, idiom, stop, close)
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pause(verb, stop, close, end)
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preserve(verb, hold, place, keep)
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pull in(verb, phrasal verb, restraint)
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put down(verb, expression, cut, check)
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