2
quashing(noun, verb)
2
quenching(noun, verb)
2
repressing(noun, verb)
2
restraining(noun, adjective)
2
snuffing(verb, killing)
2
strangulation
2
suffocation
2
suppressing(noun, verb)
2
suppression
1
anaesthetizing
1
anesthetizing
1
asphyxiate
1
assassinating(verb, killing)
1
bamboo curtain
1
beleaguering
1
besieging
1
blackout
1
bordering
1
bothering
1
breathless
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