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| slow up(expression, check, delay, hinder) | |
| squelch(stop, hold, control, check) | |
| stay(stop, control, close, end) | |
| abstain(stop, control, keep, restrain) | |
| back down(expression, withdraw, back, yield) | |
| begrudge(decline, reject, oppose, mind) | |
| bottle(restrain, crush, block, curb) | |
| choke(stop, hold, control, check) | |
| cover up(expression, stop, check, restrain) | |
| deter(stop, control, close, end) | |
| govern(control, check, restrain, moderate) | |
| grudge(give, mind, resent) | |
| halt(stop, control, close, end) | |
| hang back(expression, phrasal verb, pause, falter) | |
| keep in(expression, stop, check, reduce) | |
| keep out(expression, phrasal verb, check, keep) | |
| pause(stop, control, close, end) | |
| preserve(hold, control, place, keep) | |
| prohibit(stop, check, reduce, restrain) | |
| pull in(phrasal verb, control, restraint) |
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