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put a stop to(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain)
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put an end to(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain)
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rebuff(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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reduce(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt)
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rein in(verb, expression, stop, hold, control)
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repress(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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repulse(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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restrain(verb, stop, control, reduce, halt)
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restrict(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt)
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retard(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
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shut out(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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slacken pace(verb, expression, stop, hold, control)
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snub(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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squelch(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
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stay(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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stop(verb, hold, control, reduce, restrain)
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suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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tame(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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