Holding feelings in check if they might interfere with getting what you want from someone.

Reborn as a man in the present, however he still holds hidden feelings for his friend.

Most also held strong feelings about property ownership and personal liberty.

Ian tried to make Katie happy, but she still held bad feelings towards him.

"Sometimes when you hold feelings inside you tend to release them all at once," he said.

Indeed I think it is positively dangerous to hold negative feelings in.

Perhaps we should search for someone who can hold apparently contradictory feelings.

Only a few genuinely hold strong feelings on this issue.

She holds feelings for him, but he doesn't seem to notice.

Don't hold real hard feelings for the rest of your life.