| bottleneck(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| bound(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| box in(verb, expression, control, check, restrain) |
| box up(verb, expression, hold, control, check) |
| brake(verb, control, restraint) |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, control, check) |
| call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, control, run) |
| call upon(verb, expression, control, run, maintain) |
| captain(verb, control, run, maintain, direct) |
| care for(verb, expression, control, run, maintain) |
| carry on(verb, expression, control, run, maintain) |
| checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| choke off |
| circumscribe(verb, hold, control, check, reduce) |
| circumvent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| clam up(verb, expression, quiet, keep, suppress) |
| clamp(verb, hold, restrain, crush, curb) |
| clamp down on(expression, idiom) |
| clog(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| coerce(verb, make, force, curb, pressure) |