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clamp down on(expression, idiom, quiet, restrain, suppress)
2
close up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
2
compose(verb, calm, restrain, crush, block)
2
conceal(verb, restrain, crush, overcome, curb)
2
confidentiality(noun, adjective, dark, confidence, mystery)
2
contradict(verb, upset, break, oppose, expose)
2
cool it(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
2
cork up(verb, expression, quiet, restrain, moderate)
2
crack down on(verb, expression, idiom, quiet, restrain)
2
curb(verb, stop, control, quiet, restrain)
2
curtains(noun, end, release, ruin, finish)
2
deny(upset, crush, shame, subdue, humiliate)
2
disconfirm(oppose, expose, contest, counter, repudiate)
2
drown out
2
ease(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
2
explode(oppose, expose, contest, counter, repudiate)
2
fix up(verb, expression, calm, subdue, relax)
2
garrote(verb, control, quiet, restrain, curb)
2
hold down(verb, expression, restrain, crush, curb)
2
hold it down(verb, expression, idiom, stop, calm)
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