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bar(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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bit(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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block(verb, stop, restrain, halt, prevent)
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bottleneck(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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bridle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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check(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt)
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checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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chill(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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choke(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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circumvent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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constrain(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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control(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, halt)
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cool(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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cork(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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counter(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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curb(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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dam(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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debar(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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defend against(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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delay(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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