3
atoll(noun, ledge, island, underwater)
3
Rand
3
cliff(noun, edge, side, bank, margin)
3
shallow
3
curb(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
3
ait(noun, island)
3
brake(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
3
clear the decks(expression, idiom)
3
consider every angle(expression, idiom)
3
coral reef(noun, expression, idiom, ledge, underwater)
3
crag(noun, cliff)
3
detain(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
3
furl
3
hand a sail(expression, idiom)
3
hold back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
3
hold in check(expression, idiom)
3
hold up(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
3
holm(noun, island)
3
leave out nothing(expression, idiom)
3
lose speed(verb, expression, reduce, restrain, delay)
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