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protect(verb, activity, support, close, fix)
36
guard(verb, activity, support, stop, close)
25
shield(noun, verb, support, close, fix)
24
safeguard(verb, support, close, fix)
23
support(verb, action, take, help, fix)
22
shelter(verb, support, close, fix)
17
champion(verb, support, hold, take, help)
15
screen(verb, support, keep, maintain)
14
oppose(verb, separate, secure, prevent)
14
preserve(verb, support, help, attack)
14
secure(verb, support, close, attack)
13
resist(verb, activity, separate, oppose)
12
save(verb, support, help, keep)
11
keep(verb, support, fix, maintain)
10
fend(verb, phrasal verb, support, stop, close)
9
bulwark(verb, activity, support, close)
9
conserve(verb, support, keep, maintain)
7
keep safe(verb, expression, idiom, support)
7
ward(noun, verb, attack, keep)
7
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
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