| pause(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| persist |
| placate(verb, calm, order, quiet, arrange) |
| play for time(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) |
| preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| preserve |
| pressure(verb, make, force, curb, bind) |
| pressurize(verb, make, close, force, curb) |
| prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| pull |
| put an end to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, crush) |
| put half nelson on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, control) |
| put kibosh on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| put lid on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| put on brakes(verb, expression, idiom, stop, check) |
| quash(verb, restrain, crush, overcome, block) |
| quelch(verb, stop, restrain, crush, block) |
| quench(verb, restrain, crush, overcome, curb) |
| quiet(verb, calm, order, arrange, organize) |