12
crush(verb, upset, hold, control, beat)
11
overcome(verb, upset, hold, control, beat)
10
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
9
hide(verb, keep, restrain, curb, suppress)
9
prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
9
quench(verb, hold, control, beat, check)
9
subjugate(verb, upset, hold, control, beat)
9
silence(verb, stop, hold, calm, quiet)
8
gag(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
8
impede(verb, stop, upset, control, beat)
8
keep down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
8
govern(verb, hold, control, check, determine)
8
hold in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
kill(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
8
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, cut)
7
master(verb, hold, beat, check, defeat)
7
reduce(verb, stop, upset, control, dull)
7
slacken(verb, hold, calm, control, order)
7
stop(verb, hold, control, quiet, check)
7
chasten(verb, hold, calm, control, cool)
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