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to be continent

to control one's desires

avoid superstition

to prohibit expectoration

refrain from harming

forbid the banns

to keep off evil

to keep off evil

tending to deter

to stay one's declining fortunes―check one's waning star

stop the rot

stop the rot

abolish slavery

to fend off famine―keep hunger away―keep the wolf from the door

to prevent wrinkles

rule one's temper

to abolish slavery

inhibit impulses

to keep off evil―keep out of harm's way―avert a calamity―fend off a disaster―ward off a disaster

to keep off evil―keep out of harm's way

to suppress a riot

to suppress a riot

put a check on one's enthusiasm

Let's stop bullying.

an object used to protect a fray of a piece of fabric

to strike at the root of the evil―lay the axe to the root of the evil

to control one's temper

to suppress an insurrection

to escape a calamity

to suppress social evil―put down social evil