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shield(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
5
sustain(verb, support, hold, keep, love)
4
coddle(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
4
keep safe(verb, expression, support, hold, cover)
3
chaperon(verb, support, cover, keep, maintain)
3
dote on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, honor)
3
like(verb, love, honor, encourage, favor)
2
admire(verb, love, honor, encourage, favor)
2
adore(verb, love, honor, praise, encourage)
2
appreciate(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
2
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
bulwark(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
2
cosset(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
2
cover(verb, support, hold, keep, maintain)
2
encourage(verb, support, keep, love, honor)
2
fight for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
fondle(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
2
guard against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
harbor(verb, support, cover, keep, love)
2
hedge(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
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