adjective
cool and formal in manner
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adjective
under restraint
adjective
marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
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- moderate in his demands
- restrained in his response
adjective
not showy or obtrusive
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- clothes in quiet good taste
adjective
prudent
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- guarded optimism
verb
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
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- This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
- About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade
- The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center
- The terrorists held the journalists for ransom
verb
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
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verb
prevent (someone or something) from doing something
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- security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe
verb
prevent the action or expression of
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- hold back your anger
- keep your cool
- she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays