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save(verb, hold, keep, maintain, secure)
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convoy(noun, verb, get, force, show)
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custodian(noun, watch, safeguard, champion, protector)
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patrol(noun, verb, keep, tour, defend)
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security(noun, support, cover, attack, position)
12
defense(noun, support, cover, attack, spread)
12
maintain(verb, support, hold, keep, run)
12
picket(noun, person, watch, awareness, spy)
12
support(noun, verb, fix, keep, love)
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bulwark(noun, verb, support, hold, close)
11
hold(verb, activity, maintain, secure, protect)
11
lookout(noun, verb, defend, protect, watch)
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look after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
10
mind(verb, support, fix, keep, run)
10
safety(noun, cover, spread, care, shield)
10
watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
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keeper(noun, watch, champion, protector, keeper)
9
bodyguard(noun, companion, attendant, supervisor, guardian)
9
check(noun, verb, activity, control, separate)
9
defender(noun, person, watch, shield, safeguard)
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