2
maintenance(noun, statement, protection, declaration, contention)
2
mound(fortification, wall, embankment, bulwark, rampart)
2
palisade(noun, cover, block, bar, guard)
2
polemic(noun, reason, speech, case, claim)
2
position(noun, cover, guard, resistance, protection)
2
precaution(noun, bond, freedom, protection, security)
2
protector(noun, cover, attack, protection, shed)
2
reaction(noun, attack, response, reply, retort)
2
rock(noun, foundation)
2
salvation(noun, reason, spread, care, approval)
2
sea wall(expression, idiom, hindrance)
2
self-preservation
2
shade(noun, cover, protection, shed, sanctuary)
2
shadow(noun, cover, protection, shed, sanctuary)
2
story(noun, reason, trick, claim, approval)
2
suit(noun, reason, argument, plea)
2
upholding(noun, support, spread, protection, encouragement)
2
weir
2
whitewash(noun, action, reason, trick, claim)
1
abnegation
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