3
drag(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
3
frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
3
hide(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
3
hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
3
hold up(verb, expression, stop, hold, keep)
3
interfere(verb, stop, hold, check, keep)
3
interrupt(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
3
keep under wraps(verb, expression, idiom, keep, restrain)
3
prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
3
put aside(verb, expression, assign, allocate)
3
refuse(verb, decline, keep, reject, restrain)
3
rein(verb, stop, control, check, cool)
3
restrict(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
3
save(verb, keep, sustain, hide, store)
3
set aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, hide)
3
thwart(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
abstain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
2
bit(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
2
bury(suppress, hide, conceal, retain)
2
choke(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
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