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retard(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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bog down(expression, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
brake(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
check(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
choke(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
curb(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
cut back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
cut down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
decelerate(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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delay(verb, check, reduce, restrain, moderate)
2
detain(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
handicap(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
hinder(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
hit the brakes(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, reduce)
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hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, reduce)
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