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hold(activity, maintain, secure, protect)
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lookout(noun, defend, protect, watch)
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look after(expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
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mind(support, fix, keep, run)
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watch over(expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
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check(noun, activity, control, separate)
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police(keep, tour, informal, defend)
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sustain(support, hold, fix, keep)
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tend(keep, maintain, note, do)
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buffer(noun, cover, care, defend)
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fence(noun, cover, separate, position)
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harbor(noun, cover, keep, love)
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keep safe(expression, idiom, hold, keep)
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attend(support, get, force, fix)
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chaperon(noun, keep, maintain, encourage)
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cherish(hold, keep, maintain, encourage)
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conserve(hold, keep, maintain, secure)
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fend(phrasal verb, stop, close, cover)
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shepherd(noun, get, force, show)
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uphold(hold, keep, maintain, encourage)
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