1
averting(adjective, alert, watchful, defending, protective)
1
backer
1
battling(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
1
blocking
1
buffering
1
casemated
1
castellated
1
checking(adjective, alert, watchful, defending, protective)
1
clashing(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
1
combating(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
1
concerned(adjective, alert, careful, attentive, protective)
1
confronting(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
1
controverting(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
1
coping with(expression, adjective, watchful, defending, protective)
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counter(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary, opposite)
1
countering
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cover
1
covering
1
crossing(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
1
curator
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