1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending), to restrain (e.g. emotions), to control, to curb, to hold in check
2. to hold back (e.g. an enemy), to check, to curb, to contain, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
