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fortify(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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freeze(stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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gag(stop, hold, control, quiet)
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garrison(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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go against(expression, correct, halt, resist)
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guard against(expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
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hamstring(check, block, delay, curb)
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handicap(hold, control, restrain, block)
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harness(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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hedge(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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hold off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
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insure(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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jam(delay, hinder, restrict, impede)
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lock up(expression, stop, hold, control)
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militate
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mine(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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mitigate
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neutralize(stop, hold, control, attack)
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nip in the bud(expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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nix(stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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