3
make sure against(expression, idiom)
3
moderate
3
overlook no possibility(expression, idiom)
3
promontory
3
provide a hedge(expression, idiom)
3
sail
3
sandbank
3
set back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
3
slow(verb, delay, restrict)
3
spit(noun, shoal)
3
vein
2
anchor it(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, restrain)
2
back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
beach(noun, bar, edge, side, bank)
2
bog down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
boulder(noun, cliff)
2
breaker(noun, island)
2
cape
2
curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
cut back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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