| interrupt(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar) |
| jail(verb, hold, cool, restrain, limit) |
| judge(verb, condemn, blame, confine, punish) |
| keep(verb, cool, restrain, limit, restrict) |
| keep within bounds(verb, expression, idiom, control, check) |
| keep within limits(verb, expression, idiom, control, check) |
| label(verb, hold, dismiss, rank, class) |
| lay by |
| lay off(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar) |
| lay on the table(verb, reject, halt, delay, bar) |
| lengthen(verb, delay, extend, defer, suspend) |
| limit(verb, control, check, cool, restrain) |
| lock on(verb, expression, secure, establish, confirm) |
| maintain(verb, state, declare, confirm, assert) |
| make certain(verb, expression, secure, establish, confirm) |
| make safe(verb, expression, secure, establish, confirm) |
| make sure(verb, expression, secure, establish, confirm) |
| mete out(verb, expression, condemn, blame, confine) |
| moderate(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| modify(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |