| repel(verb, control, part, check, separate) |
| repulse(verb, control, check, separate, reject) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| parry(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool) |
| rebuff(verb, cut, check, separate, reject) |
| check(verb, control, cut, separate, reject) |
| drive back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| fend(verb, stop, separate, turn, allow) |
| stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| keep at bay(verb, expression, idiom, control, cut) |
| push back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| avert(verb, hold, separate, reject, maintain) |
| battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| block(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) |
| brush off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| care for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |