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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, suppress)
3
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
keep alive(verb, expression, idiom, keep, continue)
3
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sustain, protect)
3
keep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, keep)
3
keep watch(verb, expression, idiom, tour, protect)
3
marshal
3
monitor(noun, attendant, matron)
3
overseer(noun, safeguard, attendant, champion, protector)
3
oversight(noun, control, care, supervision, overseeing)
3
pilot(noun, verb, get, force, show)
3
prophylactic
3
ranger(noun, keeper, custodian)
3
reply(noun, verb, defend, defense)
3
resist(verb, hold, cover, separate, maintain)
3
retain(verb, hold, keep, maintain, secure)
3
retort(noun, verb, defend, defense)
3
return(noun, verb, defend, defense)
3
ride shotgun for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, keep)
3
security guard(noun, expression, idiom, lookout, guardian)
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