| keep under control(expression, idiom) |
| meddle(verb, oppose) |
| mortify |
| nullify(verb, renounce, retract, revoke) |
| overwhelm(verb, upset, beat, defeat, crush) |
| rebuff(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| regulate(verb, calm, control, order, quiet) |
| rein in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| shush(verb, hold, quiet, restrain, crush) |
| shut down(verb, expression, break, control, quiet) |
| simmer down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| stamp(verb, press, crush, subdue, trample) |
| stay(verb, stop, hold, break, control) |
| still(verb, calm, break, order, quiet) |
| stultify(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress) |
| suffocate(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress) |
| terminate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| tie up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| tyrannize(verb, control, determine, direct, rule) |
| vanquish(verb, upset, control, beat, check) |