| lay under restraint(expression, idiom) |
| lose speed(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| rein in(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| restrain(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce) |
| slacken(verb, check, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, check) |
| take in sail(expression, idiom) |
| frustrate |
| hamper(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| put over |
| table |
| anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| bottle up(expression, resist, repel, repulse) |
| choke(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| constrain(verb, hold, keep, delay, impede) |
| contain(resist, repel, repulse) |
| control(resist, repel, repulse) |
| cut back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| cut down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |