5
bridle(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
5
conceal(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
5
delay(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
5
disallow(verb, decline, keep, reject, oppose)
5
keep secret(verb, expression, idiom, check, keep)
5
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
5
smother(verb, stop, control, cover, check)
4
arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
4
block(verb, hold, check, keep, delay)
4
deny(verb, stop, decline, keep, reject)
4
discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
4
pull in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
4
retard(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
4
secrete(hide, conceal, retain)
4
set back(verb, expression, hold, keep, delay)
4
slow
4
veil(suppress, hide, conceal, retain)
3
bar(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
3
bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
3
brake(verb, control, restraint)
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