56 entries under maintain topic. ×

15
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
13
avert(verb, stop, hold, separate, remove)
11
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
resist(verb, hold, control, cut, check)
6
prevent(verb, stop, hold, separate, remove)
5
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
5
hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control)
3
hold(verb, oppose, secure, resist)
3
save(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
3
withstand(verb, hold, cut, separate, cool)
2
battle(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
2
cherish(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
2
conserve(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
2
contend(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
2
cover(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
2
entrench(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
2
espouse(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
2
fight(hold, cut, separate, cool)
2
fight for(expression, hold, oppose, secure)
2
fortify(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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