3
broil
3
burn
3
bury(verb, cover, block, obscure, suppress)
3
choke off(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet)
3
choke with
3
confine(verb, control, make, force, curb)
3
constipate(verb, close, decline, restrain, prevent)
3
cripple(verb, hurt, block, progress, weaken)
3
cut off(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet)
3
damp down(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
depress(verb, dull, quiet, reduce, restrain)
3
deter(verb, de-motivate)
3
diminish(verb, dull, quiet, reduce, impair)
3
dissuade(verb, de-motivate)
3
foul
3
gulp
3
hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, make)
3
keep down(verb, phrasal verb)
3
keep from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, block)
3
keep secret(verb, expression, idiom, cover, restrain)
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