(conj) (uk) in the first place
to begin with
from the start
originally
ab initio
(P)
(adj-na,n) humbling oneself
(conj) (uk) in the first place
to begin with
from the start
originally
ab initio
(n) weight (e.g. paperweight)
rear guard
control
check
pressure
(P)
(n,vs) check
restraint
oppression
suppression
(P)
(n,vs) check
checkmate
stave off
control
restraint
inhibit
(P)
(n,vs,adj-no) control
restraint
suppression
constraint
curtailment
inhibition
check
curb
(P)
(n) intonation
accent
modulation
inflection
(P)
(conj) (uk) in the first place
to begin with
from the start
originally
ab initio
(n,vs) internment
detainment
detention
(P)
(n) dejection
depression
(n) nuclear deterrence
(n) dejection
depression
(v1,vt) (1) to pin something down
to hold something down
to hold something back
to stop
to restrain
to curb
(2) to seize
to grasp
to arrest
(3) to gain control of something
to govern
to keep down (e.g. information)
to suppress
(4) to catch happening
to determine (important points)
to find (proof)
to understand
(P)
(n) deterrence
ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
(n) detainee
(n) detention or internment camp
(n) (comp) zero suppression
(n) nuclear deterrent force
(n) nuclear deterrent theory
(n) bone marrow suppression
(n) prior restraint
(n,vs) self-restraint
self-control
self-repression
abstinence
self-inhibition
autogenic inhibition
autogenous suppression
(v1,vt) (1) to seize
to capture
to arrest
(2) to hold down
to subdue
(n) suppression of human rights
(n) population control
(n) political repression
(n) (comp) silence suppression
(n) holding down (esp. in judo)
holding technique
pinning down
immobilizing
bringing under control
(v5m) to shut out one's opponents
to stop the other side from scoring
