1
guard(verb, hold, separate, maintain, secure)
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halt(verb, stop, separate, prevent, avoid)
1
heave-ho(verb, check, resist, overthrow, repel)
1
help
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house(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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ignore(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
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inhibit
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intercept
1
juke(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
1
keep at arm's length(verb, keep)
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keep away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, disregard)
1
keep distance(expression, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
1
keep from
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kick(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent)
1
kick in the teeth(verb, expression, idiom, check, resist)
1
knock down(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool)
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lash out at(verb, expression, idiom, reject, disregard)
1
lead on a merry chase(expression, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
1
lie(avoid, hide, escape, conceal, hedge)
1
look after(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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