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withhold(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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wrangle
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abstain(control, restrain, suppress, limit)
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ameliorate(calm, soothe, repress, appease)
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arrest(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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baffle(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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bankrupt(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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bar(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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bear down(expression, control, beat, check)
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beat down(expression, control, beat, check)
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bottleneck(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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box in(expression, control, restrain, suppress)
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brainwash(study, develop, improve, prepare)
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break the spirit(expression, idiom, discipline, train)
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bring to heel(expression, idiom, defeat, subdue)
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bring to knees(expression, idiom, defeat, subdue)
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bring to screeching halt(expression, idiom, control, restrain)
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bury the hatchet(expression, idiom, calm, soothe)
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butter up(expression, calm, soothe, repress)
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calm down(expression, phrasal verb, calm, soothe)
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