4
stop(verb, control, check, cool, restrain)
4
stop the breath(expression, idiom, killing)
4
stultify(verb, stop, restrain, block, curb)
4
subjugate(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb)
4
temper(verb, calm, order, quiet, arrange)
4
welter
3
assassinate(verb, get, hit, destroy, kill)
3
bank the fire(expression, idiom)
3
be in heat(expression, idiom)
3
be killed
3
beat(verb, attack, defeat, hit, overcome)
3
blunt(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
3
bury(verb, beat, overcome, overpower, devastate)
3
choke with
3
clamp down on(expression, idiom)
3
contain(verb, calm, control, order, quiet)
3
curb(verb, stop, control, check, restrain)
3
eliminate(verb, destroy, kill, shoot, slaughter)
3
ensconce(verb, concealment)
3
fog(noun, gloom, veil, cloud, obscurity)
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