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shelter(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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shorten sail
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shun(verb, mind, notice, avoid, attend)
1
stand by
1
steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, mind)
1
sustain(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
1
take care(verb, expression, mind, notice, avoid)
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take heed(verb, expression, mind, notice, avoid)
1
take measures
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take precautions
1
take steps
1
walk on eggs(verb, expression, idiom, mind, notice)
1
watch(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
1
watch out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, mind, notice)
1
watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
0
baby sit(verb, expression, fortify, blinded, bulwarked)
0
babysit(verb, fortify, blinded, bulwarked, safeguard)
0
be alert(mind, avoid, heed)
0
be on guard(mind, avoid, heed)
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be watchful(mind, avoid, heed)
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