203 entries under moderate topic. ×

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delay(noun, verb, reduce, restrain)
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ease off(expression, calm, control, quiet, reduce)
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ease up(verb, expression, calm, order, quiet)
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embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
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extenuate(verb, dull, cover, check, decline)
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give(verb, calm, reduce, ease)
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handicap(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
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hit the brakes(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check)
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impede(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
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keep waiting(expression, reduce, restrain, delay)
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lag(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
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let down flaps(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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loiter(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
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lose speed(expression, reduce, restrain, delay)
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lose steam(expression, reduce, restrain, delay)
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lower(verb, decline, reduce, fail, halt)
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mash(verb, calm, reduce, ease)
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moisten(verb, calm, reduce, ease)
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play down(verb, expression, control, reduce, cool)
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