4
bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
4
hinder(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
4
keep(verb, stop, control, restrain, suppress)
4
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
3
compose(verb, calm, control, order, check)
3
conceal(verb, restrain, crush, overcome, curb)
3
cool off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, make)
3
cork(verb, control, make, force, check)
3
pull in(verb, phrasal verb, control, restraint)
3
rein(verb, calm, control, order, quiet)
3
subdue(verb, control, restrain, crush, block)
2
arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
bar(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
2
bottle(verb, stop, restrain, crush, overcome)
2
bring to naught(verb, expression, idiom, stop, check)
2
cool(verb, calm, control, order, quiet)
2
cover up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
2
curtail(control, restrain, limit)
2
deny(verb, stop, control, make, force)
2
encircle
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