Sentence:  Alex <WSD>suppressed</WSD> those expressions of relief which offered to prevail in his face and escape from his throat ; unwarranted they were in any case for , as he stood facing the fille de chambre , his ears were assailed by new sounds from the interior of the shower room . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior