| tie up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| turn off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| warn(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain) |
| abase(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| act like a wet blanket |
| advise against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, prevent) |
| afflict(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| ail(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| avert |
| ban(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble) |
| beat(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| beat down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, upset) |
| black out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, crush) |
| block(verb, stop, check, restrain, halt) |
| bother(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| bottle(verb, stop, restrain, crush, block) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| box in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| bring one down(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, upset) |