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embog(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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endure(stop, restrain, prevent)
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enjoin(stop, reduce, restrain, prevent)
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eschew(stop, decline, reject, oppose)
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fend off(expression, control, cut, check)
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fetter(control, check, restrain, delay)
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fight(cut, separate, cool, prevent)
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fight back(expression, stop, restrain, resist)
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foil(stop, control, separate, reduce)
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force back(expression, cut, separate, cool)
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force off(expression, cut, separate, cool)
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forgo(stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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gag(stop, hold, control, end)
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guard(separate, suppress, prevent, resist)
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hang(stop, delay, stay, rest)
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harbor(cover, block, obscure, suppress)
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have(hold, control, place, keep)
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hem in(expression, control, make, force)
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hobble(hold, control, restrain, limit)
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hog-tie(stop, control, make, force)
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