3
discourage(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
3
dismiss(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
3
divert(verb, stop, separate, halt, prevent)
3
evade(verb, move, get, cut, block)
3
hold(verb, maintain, oppose, secure, resist)
3
keep at bay(verb, expression, idiom, control, cut)
3
obstruct
3
push back(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
3
rebuke(verb, keep, reject, disregard, oppose)
3
recoil(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
3
save(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
withstand(verb, hold, cut, separate, cool)
2
abstain(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
bar
2
battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
beat back(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool)
2
bypass(verb, block, deceive, hide, escape)
2
chase off
2
cherish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
circumlocute(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
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