2
constrain(verb, stop, hold, keep, restrain)
2
continue(delay, extend, sustain, expand, persist)
2
control(verb, stop, hold, reduce, restrain)
2
cool(verb, restrain, halt, block, extend)
2
cradle(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
cramp(verb, stop, check, bother, ruin)
2
crimp(verb, stop, check, ruin, block)
2
crutch(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
cushion(verb, support, help, boost, sustain)
2
cut off(verb, expression, stop, break, close)
2
cut short(expression, stop, break, reject, bother)
2
dam(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
2
dampen(hold, immobilize)
2
dangle(swing, hang)
2
debar(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
2
defraud(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
2
demonstrate(verb, confirm, prove, validate, authenticate)
2
deter(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
2
diminish(verb, delay, moderate, decrease, restrict)
2
drag
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