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oppose(hold, control, cut, check, separate)
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panoply(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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pass up(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose)
2
prohibit
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provide sanctuary(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
pussyfoot(verb, move, cut, avoid, deceive)
2
put off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose)
2
repel danger(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
rule out(verb, expression, stop, separate, remove)
2
run for cover(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
send away(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose)
2
shake(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
2
shake and bake(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
shake off(verb, expression, move, cut, avoid)
2
shift(verb, move, cut, avoid, deceive)
2
shirk(verb, move, cut, block, avoid)
2
shrink from(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
shuffle off(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
sidestep(verb, move, cut, block, avoid)
2
skip(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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