3
custody(noun, control, charge, care, guard)
3
guardian
3
keep
3
opposing(verb, watchful, defending, protective, protecting)
3
policing(noun, verb, defending)
3
safekeeping(noun, adjective, control, charge, care)
3
saving(noun, verb, control, care, protection)
3
security(noun, charge, care, guard, shield)
2
arresting(verb, watchful, opposing, defending, protective)
2
averting(verb, alert, watchful, opposing, defending)
2
conservation(noun, care, guard, shield, protection)
2
fending(verb, defending)
2
guard(noun, care, shield, resistance, shelter)
2
hold
2
keeping(noun, control, care, protection, maintenance)
2
maintaining(verb, protecting)
2
preventive(alert, watchful, opposing, defending, protective)
2
safe
2
secure(verb, adjective, defensive)
2
supporting(verb, defending)
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