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house(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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justify(verb, support, favor, back)
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look after(expression, hold, oppose, secure)
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oppose(verb, hold, secure, resist)
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pick up(verb, expression, support, open)
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plead(verb, support, favor, back)
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preserve(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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prove a case(verb, expression, idiom, support)
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put in a good word(verb, expression, idiom, support)
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rationalize(verb, support, favor, back)
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ride shotgun for(verb, expression, idiom, support)
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safeguard(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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screen(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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shelter(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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shield(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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stonewall(verb, support, favor, back)
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thump for(verb, expression, support, promote)
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watch(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold)
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brace(verb, support, sustain, defend)
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