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cool(control, check, restrain, crush)
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cool off(expression, close, check, gag)
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cork(stop, control, check, restrain)
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cover up(expression, phrasal verb, close, check)
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decelerate(hold, keep, delay, impede)
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detain(hold, keep, block, delay)
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deter(stop, hold, check, keep)
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earmark(assign, reserve, allocate)
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forbear(control, restrain, suppress, repress)
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forgo(decline, reject, refuse, renounce)
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govern
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guard(sustain, protect)
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halt(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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hamper(hold, keep, block, delay)
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harness(stop, hold, control, check)
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hold in check(expression, idiom)
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hold off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
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hold out on(expression, idiom, keep, suppress)
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keep in(expression, check, restrain, crush)
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keep in check(expression, idiom, restrain, crush)
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