set back (v.)
- arrest
- backpedal
- brake
- bridle
- check
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cool
- countercheck
- curb
- curtail
- damp
- dampen
- decelerate
- delay
- dent
- depress
- detain
- dimple
- engrave
- enjoin
- govern
- guard
- hinder
- hold
- impede
- impress
- imprint
- indent
- inhibit
- intercept
- interfere
- interrupt
- intervene
- keep
- meddle
- mire
- moderate
- notch
- obstruct
- oppose
- pit
- pock
- pockmark
- prohibit
- pull
- punch
- recess
- reef
- rein
- relax
- repress
- resist
- restrain
- retard
- retrench
- scotch
- slacken
- slow
- snub
- stamp
- stay
- straiten
- suppress
- tamp
- withhold