| cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull) |
| cut short(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet) |
| decrease the volume(verb, expression, idiom, calm, dull) |
| direct(verb, move, hold, control, go) |
| dry up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm) |
| dull(verb, calm, quiet, suppress, subdue) |
| dumb(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| dummy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull) |
| guide(verb, move, hold, control, go) |
| hold(verb, take, control, get, accept) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| jack up(expression, censure, advise, caution, rebuke) |
| jump on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, censure) |
| keep(verb, hold, take, control, get) |
| keep down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| keep it down(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, calm) |
| keep to oneself(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control) |
| lean on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, censure) |
| lock up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| mute(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |