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- between a rock and a hard place
- crunch
- difficulty
- dilemma
- hot water
- no-win situation
- nuisance
- pickle
- predicament
- quandary
- sticky situation
- tight situation
- tight spot
- box up
- bring to naught
- check
- collar
- contain
- coop up
- cork
- corner
- cover up
- cramp
- curb
- enclose
- entrap
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- keep back
- keep feeling inside oneself
- keep secret
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- apprenticed
- articled
- bent
- bounden
- certain
- coerced
- compelled
- constrained
- contracted
- doomed
- driven
- duty-bound
- enslaved
- fated
- firm
- forced
- having no alternative
- impelled
- indentured
- intent
- made
- necessitated
- alternation
- catena
- concatenation
- conglomerate
- consecution
- continuity
- group
- order
- progression
- row
- sequence
- set
- string
- syndicate
- train
- trust
- analysis
- audit
- checkup
- control
- inquiry
- investigation
- poll
- rein
- research
- review
- scrutiny
- test
- bar
- bound
- confine
- define
- delineate
- demarcate
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- environ
- girdle
- hamper
- hem in
- limit
- nail down
- outline
- prelimit
- restrain
- restrict
- surround
- trammel
- attack
- dress down
- jump on
- land on
- rebuke
- reprimand
- scold
- astringe
- choke
- circumscribe
- clench
- compress
- concentrate
- condense
- confine
- constringe
- contract
- cramp
- curb
- draw together
- limit
- narrow
- pinch
- restrain
- restrict
- shrink
- squeeze
- strangle
- strangulate
- accommodate
- be composed of
- comprehend
- comprise
- consist of
- embody
- embrace
- enclose
- encompass
- have
- have capacity for
- hold
- incorporate
- involve
- seat
- subsume
- take in
- arrangement
- bargain
- bond
- commission
- commitment
- compact
- concordat
- convention
- covenant
- deposition
- dicker
- engagement
- evidence
- guarantee
- handshake
- indenture
- liability
- mise
- obligation
- pact
- paper
- pledge
- bar
- bind
- bound
- cage
- circumscribe
- constrain
- cool
- cramp
- delimit
- detain
- enslave
- fix
- hem in
- hinder
- hog-tie
- hold back
- ice
- immure
- imprison
- incarcerate
- intern
- jail
- ache
- charley horse
- circumscription
- confinement
- constipation
- contraction
- convulsion
- crick
- hindrance
- impediment
- kink
- obstruction
- pain
- pang
- restriction
- shooting pain
- stiffness
- stitch
- stricture
- twinge
- barrier
- border
- brake
- bridle
- chain
- control
- deterrent
- edge
- harness
- hindrance
- ledge
- limitation
- lip
- rein
- restrainer
- restraint
- restriction
- rim
- abatement
- compression
- condensation
- constriction
- contraction
- cutback
- decline
- declining
- decrescence
- depression
- diminution
- discount
- downturn
- dwindling
- ebb
- falling off
- loss
- reduction
- shrinkage
- striction
- subsidence
- waning
- ascertain
- assign
- call a spade a spade
- characterize
- construe
- decide
- delineate
- denominate
- denote
- describe
- designate
- detail
- determine
- dub
- elucidate
- entitle
- etch
- exemplify
- explain
- expound
- formalize
- illustrate
- bound
- define
- delimitate
- demarcate
- determine
- limit
- mark
- measure
- specify
- circumscribe
- confine
- define
- delimit
- demarcate
- determine
- encircle
- enclose
- hem in
- limit
- mark
- mark out
- measure
- restrain
- restrict
- surround
- terminate
- delimit
- detach
- divide
- mark off
- separate
- bind
- bottle up
- bound
- chain
- check
- circumscribe
- come down on
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- cool down
- cramp
- curb
- decrease
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- diminish
- encircle
- enclose
- hamper
- abate
- abbreviate
- attenuate
- become smaller
- close
- contract
- curtail
- cut
- decline
- decrease
- depreciate
- die out
- drain
- dwindle
- ebb
- extenuate
- fade away
- lessen
- lower
- minify
- moderate
- peter out
- band
- begird
- cincture
- circle
- circuit
- compass
- cover
- enclose
- encompass
- enfold
- enring
- envelop
- environ
- gird in
- girdle
- halo
- hem in
- inclose
- invest
- ring
- surround
- wreathe
- block off
- blockade
- bound
- box up
- cage
- circle
- circumscribe
- close in
- confine
- coop
- corral
- cover
- encase
- encircle
- encompass
- enfold
- enshroud
- environ
- fence
- fence off
- hedge
- hem in
- bassinet
- carton
- crate
- creel
- laundry basket
- pannier
- affliction
- baggage
- barrier
- block
- burden
- detriment
- disability
- drawback
- encumbrance
- hangup
- hindrance
- impairment
- impediment
- injury
- limitation
- load
- millstone
- obstacle
- psychological baggage
- restriction
- shortcoming
- stumbling block
- begird
- beset
- border
- bound
- cage
- circle
- circumscribe
- close in
- confine
- corral
- define
- edge
- encircle
- encompass
- envelop
- environ
- fence
- fringe
- girdle
- hedge in
- immure
- margin
- bit
- bridle
- check
- control
- curb
- defer
- delay
- deny
- forbear
- hold down
- hold in
- hold off
- inhibit
- keep
- keep back
- keep out
- postpone
- prevent
- put off
- refrain
- refuse
- restrain
- box up
- bring to naught
- check
- collar
- contain
- coop up
- cork
- corner
- cover up
- cramp
- curb
- enclose
- entrap
- hold back
- hold in
- keep back
- keep feeling inside oneself
- keep secret
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- shut in
- bar
- block
- blow whistle on
- brake
- check
- clog
- close off
- cramp one's style
- curb
- cut off
- dam
- delay
- deter
- discomfit
- disconcert
- disrupt
- embarrass
- faze
- flag one
- freeze
- hamper
- hang up
- agree
- bind
- chain
- coalesce
- come together
- connect
- couple
- encounter
- fuse
- grapple
- meet
- put together
- tie
- tie up
- arrest
- avert
- bar
- bit
- bridle
- check
- constrain
- cramp
- curb
- discourage
- enjoin
- faze
- forbid
- frustrate
- hang up
- hinder
- hog-tie
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- impede
- interdict
- bind
- bottle up
- bound
- chain
- check
- circumscribe
- come down on
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- cool down
- cramp
- curb
- decrease
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- demark
- diminish
- encircle
- enclose
- bind
- bottle up
- bound
- chain
- check
- circumscribe
- come down on
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- cool down
- cramp
- curb
- decrease
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- demark
- diminish
- encircle
- enclose
- abstinent
- balanced
- bearable
- careful
- cautious
- compromising
- conservative
- considerate
- considered
- controlled
- cool
- deliberate
- disciplined
- dispassionate
- equable
- even
- gentle
- impartial
- inconsiderable
- inexpensive
- judicious
- limited
- adapt
- adjust
- become
- convert
- correct
- customize
- doctor
- mutate
- recast
- redo
- refashion
- reform
- remodel
- reorganize
- repair
- reshape
- revise
- rework
- shift gears
- switch over
- transfigure
- transform
- attenuated
- circumscribed
- close
- compressed
- confining
- constricted
- contracted
- cramped
- definite
- determinate
- exclusive
- exiguous
- fine
- fixed
- incapacious
- limited
- linear
- meager
- near
- paltry
- pent
- pinched
- adhere
- attach
- bandage
- border
- chain
- cinch
- clamp
- connect
- constrict
- cover
- dress
- edge
- encase
- enchain
- enfetter
- fetter
- finish
- fix
- fold
- furl
- glue
- hamper
- bar
- bound
- confine
- define
- delineate
- demarcate
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- environ
- girdle
- hamper
- hem in
- limit
- nail down
- outline
- restrain
- restrict
- surround
- trammel
- certify
- commit
- confine
- institutionalize
- jail
- lock up
- assert
- asseverate
- attest
- aver
- avouch
- avow
- certify
- cinch
- clinch
- confirm
- cross heart
- declare
- guarantee
- have a lock on
- ice
- insist
- lock up
- maintain
- nail down
- okay
- predicate
- profess
- authorize
- capacitate
- certify
- check out
- come up to snuff
- commission
- condition
- cut it
- earn one's wings
- empower
- enable
- endow
- entitle
- equip
- fill the bill
- fit
- get by
- ground
- hack it
- make it
- make the cut
- make the grade
- abate
- abridge
- bankrupt
- bant
- break
- cheapen
- chop
- clip
- contract
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- debase
- deflate
- depreciate
- depress
- diet
- dilute
- diminish
- discount
- drain
- adapt
- adjust
- administer
- allocate
- arrange
- balance
- classify
- conduct
- control
- coordinate
- correct
- determine
- direct
- dispose
- fit
- fix
- govern
- guide
- handle
- improve
- legislate
- measure
- arrest
- bind
- bottle up
- box up
- bridle
- chain
- check
- choke back
- circumscribe
- confine
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cool
- cork
- crack down
- curb
- curtail
- debar
- delimit
- detain
- deter
- adjudge
- belittle
- blow whistle on
- call down
- castigate
- censure
- chide
- come down on
- criticize
- damn
- decry
- denounce
- denunciate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- disapprove
- disparage
- doom
- find fault with
- find guilty
- frame
- hang something on
- abbreviate
- abridge
- blue pencil
- bob
- boil down
- chop
- clip
- compress
- condense
- contract
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- cut to the bone
- dock
- edit
- elide
- excerpt
- lessen
- lop
- make a long story short
- compress
- concentrate
- condense
- constrict
- contract
- decrease
- deflate
- diminish
- drop off
- dwindle
- fail
- fall off
- fall short
- grow smaller
- lessen
- narrow
- reduce
- shorten
- shrivel
- wane
- waste
- waste away
- bar
- blockade
- defend
- fortify
- obstruct
- beleaguer
- beset
- besiege
- blockade
- border
- bound
- box in
- circle
- circumscribe
- circumvent
- close around
- close in
- close in on
- compass
- confine
- edge
- enclave
- encompass
- envelop
- environ
- fence in
- fringe
- atmosphere
- attitude
- attribute
- aura
- character
- climate
- complexion
- condition
- constitution
- disposition
- drift
- frame of mind
- humor
- individualism
- individuality
- leaning
- makeup
- mind
- mood
- nature
- orientation
- outlook
- binding
- bond
- chain
- cord
- fetter
- halter
- harness
- lead
- leash
- picket
- restraint
- rope
- shackle
- attachment
- band
- bandage
- bond
- brace
- connection
- cord
- fastener
- fetter
- gag
- hookup
- joint
- knot
- ligament
- ligature
- link
- network
- nexus
- outfit
- rope
- strap
- string
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