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putting a damper on revising altering keeping within limits dulcifying putting an stop to putting a ceiling on marking off cutting off encircling surrounding bringing to an end transmogrifying taking the edge off revamping switching cooling out coming down on managing destroying gulping fighting censoring re-collecting keeping control of sating drowning keeping on a string inspecting recovering rallying opposing withstanding keeping feeling inside oneself bringing to naught trapping collaring entrapping keeping an eye on slaking mothballing setting a limit on attenuating biting one's lip keeping a rein on chillin chilling icing tongue-tying hushing remitting shackling clogging idling scrubbing bracing dropping bringing up sidetracking appeasing knocking off deflating bringing into line laying down the law to someone foiling numbing benumbing cauterizing dashing blanketing weakening shutting up drying up dummying up pausing neutralizing placating cutting short admixing helping ruining wrecking marring depressing rationing bottlenecking counteracting bringing to a screeching halt tiing one's hands fine tuning chilling out taking the bite out of diluting making reasonable monkeying around with taking the sting out of clouding throwing cold water on cauterising narrowing prelimiting tethering contracting inclosing shortening shrinking repulsing checkmating braking neutralising rebuffing circumventing placing a limit on decelerating stunting conciliating spoiling ameliorating satisfying comforting clipping someone's wings putting on ice hanging up cutting down on sending up pouring cold water on setting back slackening pace drawing the line on taking tough action clamping down breaking mincing humbling lagging miring retardating throttling standing in the way of harshing propitiating temperating cowing bitting harnessing fixing up taking sting out patching things up reclaiming busting putting the lid on internalizing bottling embogging reefing postponing loitering procrastinating internalising debarring playing for time putting a spoke in someone's wheel bringing to a stop putting paid to snuffing out impounding hogtying hogtieing messing up putting the kibosh on doing for putting the stopper on bringing to a halt watering down putting down getting a grip on cutting down bogging down keeping waiting winding down losing steam anchoring it losing speed sitting on pulling back swaying slapping down reconciling honeying sugaring dulcorating quietening down conditioning influencing dictating forming attuning balancing letting down flaps hitting the brakes meeting halfway moulding shaping affecting having on a tight leash getting in the way of getting under control underlying touching harmonizing keeping under wraps predisposing shepherding disposing acting on working on molding inclining establishing keeping inside jamming up blacking out exerting influence on impacting on toning tuning varying having an effect on being a factor in having an impact on inflecting delineating identifying classifying designating outlining stipulating distinguishing tweaking shifting amending changing fine-tuning harmonising adapting marking out compassing belting setting bounds to setting the boundaries of verging enveloping flanking edging staking out rimming setting out walling in girding setting the limits of laying down detailing encompassing bordering marking

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