| leash(verb, stop, hold, control, cover) |
| lessen(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| mark off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, limit, bar) |
| modulate(verb, reduce, moderate, limit, temper) |
| nullify(verb, cancel, reverse, annul, invalidate) |
| pen(verb, protect, round, circle, ring) |
| refuse(verb, decline, reject, rebuff, snub) |
| reserve |
| set |
| shrink(verb, control, close, check, restrain) |
| shut in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check) |
| slow(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| stay(verb, stop, hold, control, keep) |
| stunt(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| subdue(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| surround(verb, control, check, mark, block) |
| tether(verb, stop, hold, control, end) |
| thwart(verb, stop, control, check, restrain) |
| tie up(verb, expression, stop, hold, control) |
| abbreviate(verb, close, cut, restrain, curb) |