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occupy(verb, hold, take, get, accept)
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overawe(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress)
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own(verb, hold, take, control, get)
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perch(verb, sit)
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pipe down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
2
possess(verb, hold, take, control, get)
2
prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
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put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, press, defeat)
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quiet down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
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ream(verb, reprimand, discredit, trim, rebuke)
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rebuke(verb, censure, reprimand, caution, discredit)
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reprimand(verb, oppose, censure, pay, caution)
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reprove(verb, oppose, censure, pay, reprimand)
2
restrain(verb, move, stop, hold, control)
2
say nothing(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet)
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scold(verb, oppose, censure, reprimand, caution)
2
shut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, press, defeat)
2
shut up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm)
2
smash(verb, press, crush, suppress, squeeze)
2
spike(verb, stop, keep, restrain, crush)
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