| retard(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, restrain) |
| stay(verb, stop, hold, break, control) |
| withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| anchor it(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, restrain) |
| arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| bit(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| bog down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, restrain) |
| choke(verb, stop, control, close, reduce) |
| clog(verb, stop, control, close, restrain) |
| contain(verb, control, reduce, restrain, decrease) |
| cool(verb, restrain, limit, restrict, adjust) |
| cool off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check) |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, reduce) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, restrain) |
| ease off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, restrain) |
| embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| govern |