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prompt(verb, place, incline, adapt)
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pronounce(verb, declare, rule, command, guide)
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pummel(verb, attack, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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punish(verb, attack, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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put(verb, place, incline, adapt)
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put foot down(verb, expression, idiom, guide, govern)
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put to rights(verb, expression, idiom, place, incline)
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rail(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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rake over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, beat, attack)
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rate(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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ream(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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rebuke(verb, beat, attack, criticize, censure)
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regiment(verb, charge, guide, govern, impose)
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reprimand(verb, beat, attack, criticize, censure)
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reprove(verb, attack, criticize, reprimand, rebuke)
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ride herd on(verb, expression, idiom, place, incline)
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rip into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, attack)
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roast(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike)
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rule(verb, declare, command, guide, enact)
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scarify(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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