| shorten(verb, control, close, cut, check) |
| suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, make) |
| abate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| ban(noun, verb, stop, decline, reject) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| cage(verb, cool, restrain, limit, protect) |
| compress(verb, cut, contract, condense, squeeze) |
| delay(verb, stop, control, reduce, cause) |
| deter(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain) |
| fence(verb, separate, protect, round, circle) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| hem in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| hobble(verb, hold, control, cover, secure) |
| hold(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain) |
| immure(verb, cool, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| impound(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| keep within bounds(verb, expression, idiom, control, check) |
| oppose(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt) |