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go along with(verb, expression, idiom, help, accept)
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guard(verb, hold, maintain, secure, protect)
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guard against(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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hedge(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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help(verb, support, advance, develop, maintain)
2
hitch(verb, phrasal verb, join, slang, marriage)
2
hold at bay(expression, idiom, hold, maintain, oppose)
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insure(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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join(catch, say, contract, marry, wed)
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join forces(expression, help, play, agree, aid)
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join in(expression, help, play, agree, aid)
2
keep safe(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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league(verb, help, play, agree, aid)
2
lend a hand(expression, idiom, help, play, agree)
2
make choice(expression, take, accept, love, determine)
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make decision(expression, take, accept, love, determine)
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mine(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
name(verb, take, accept, love, determine)
2
nourish(verb, hold, help, advance, develop)
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pair off(verb, phrasal verb, marriage)
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