| retain(verb, hold, take, keep, maintain) |
| smother(verb, stop, calm, control, order) |
| strangle(verb, stop, curb, suppress, prevent) |
| hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| incarcerate(verb, hold, cool, suppress, limit) |
| manage(verb, control, order, go, run) |
| modify(verb, drop, control, change, cut) |
| abridge(verb, cut, remove, reduce, suppress) |
| allay(verb, calm, control, order, dull) |
| baffle(verb, stop, control, reduce, ruin) |
| balk(verb, stop, ruin, halt, block) |
| border(verb, hold, cover, secure, join) |
| brake(verb, control, reduce, block, delay) |
| cage(verb, hold, cool, limit, restrict) |
| cramp(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| daunt(verb, dissuade) |
| direct(verb, hold, control, order, go) |
| disallow(verb, stop, decline, reject, oppose) |
| discipline(verb, control, beat, check, run) |
| guard(noun, safety) |