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annul
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battle(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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bear off(expression, depart, vary, differ)
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circumlocute(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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conserve(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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counter(stop, remove, restrain, halt)
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dampen
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daunt
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delay(prevent, anticipate, retard, foresee)
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desist(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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digress(turn, shift, depart, swing)
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disincline
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ditch(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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divagate(turn, shift, depart, swing)
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diverge(turn, slip, shift, depart)
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drift(turn, shift, depart, swing)
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edge off(expression, depart, vary, differ)
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entrench(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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espouse(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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fight(hold, separate, maintain, oppose)
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