4
patrol(verb, cover, keep, secure, observe)
4
prevent(verb, stop, separate, secure, resist)
4
promote(verb, support, hold, take, help)
4
retain(verb, keep, maintain, secure, continue)
4
retort(verb, get, settle, return, acknowledge)
4
ride shotgun for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
4
second(verb, support, hold, help, show)
4
shroud(verb, close, cover, hide, protect)
4
substantiate(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
4
tend(verb, cover, keep, maintain, secure)
4
war(verb, secure, protect, guard, shield)
3
accommodate(verb, suppress, hide, protect, shelter)
3
acquit(verb, support, favor, spare, relieve)
3
act
3
adjudge
3
agitate(verb, persuade, preach, evangelize)
3
apologize for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, show)
3
apply
3
argue for(verb, expression, support, take, promote)
3
arrest
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