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mask(cover, block, obscure, suppress)
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moderate(stop, control, check, reduce)
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preclude(stop, control, check, separate)
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quench(hold, control, check, restrain)
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quiet(stop, control, check, reduce)
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rebuff(stop, control, cut, check)
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rein in(expression, stop, control, check)
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repel(stop, control, check, decline)
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stunt(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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terminate(stop, control, close, end)
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throttle(hold, restraint)
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adumbrate(cover, block, obscure, suppress)
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avoid(stop, break, end, keep)
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back-water(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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baffle(stop, control, check, reduce)
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ban(make, force, decline, reject)
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battle(stop, restrain, prevent)
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beat back(expression, cut, separate, cool)
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beat off(expression, control, cut, check)
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beg off(expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
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