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chide(verb, oppose, censure, pay, reprimand)
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choke(verb, stop, hold, restrain, curb)
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contain(verb, hold, control, restrain, crush)
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control(verb, move, hold, go, maintain)
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corner(verb, stop, hold, take, control)
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counsel(verb, censure, reprimand, advise, caution)
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crack down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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crack down on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
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crush(verb, press, defeat, restrain, overcome)
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curb(verb, move, stop, hold, control)
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