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police(verb, keep, tour, informal, defend)
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preservation(noun, attack, care, shield, bond)
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sustain(verb, support, hold, fix, keep)
9
tend(verb, keep, maintain, note, do)
9
warden(noun, person, watch, companion, attendant)
8
buffer(noun, verb, cover, care, defend)
8
defence
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fence(noun, verb, cover, separate, position)
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harbor(noun, verb, cover, keep, love)
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keep safe(verb, expression, idiom, hold, keep)
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warder(noun, keeper, custodian, jailer)
7
armor(noun, cover, position, care, shield)
7
attend(verb, support, get, force, fix)
7
chaperon(noun, verb, keep, maintain, encourage)
7
cherish(verb, hold, keep, maintain, encourage)
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conserve(verb, hold, keep, maintain, secure)
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fend(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close, cover)
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jailer(noun, keeper, custodian, warden)
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shepherd(noun, verb, get, force, show)
7
turnkey(noun, keeper, custodian, jailer)
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