5
interdict(verb, stop, order, set, charge)
5
keep under control(verb, expression, idiom, control, suppress)
5
lash(verb, hold, cover, secure, join)
5
make(verb, force, exact, require, induce)
5
muffle(verb, stop, dull, quiet, reduce)
5
oblige(verb, order, set, force, charge)
5
pacify(verb, calm, control, order, quiet)
5
preserve(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
5
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, beat)
5
refrain(verb, stop, control, decline, keep)
5
slacken(verb, calm, drop, control, order)
5
soften(verb, calm, drop, control, order)
5
stint(verb, spare, withhold, skimp, economize)
5
subjugate(verb, control, beat, check, defeat)
5
taboo(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject)
5
tie down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
5
withstand(verb, stop, prevent, slow, deter)
4
appease(verb, calm, control, order, quiet)
4
assuage(verb, calm, control, order, quiet)
4
avert(verb, stop, check, remove, reduce)
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