1. Troops were called in to subdue the rebels
In this case, subdue means under control especially by force (මෙල්ල කරන්න, පාලනය කරන්න)
rebels - කැරලි කරුවෝ
2. Julia had to subdue an urge to stroke his hair
subdue = suppress (යටපත් කරනවා)
stroke - අතගාන්න, පිරිමදින්න
urge - ආශාව