4
encircle(verb, cover, open, restrict, protect)
4
escape(verb, move, cut, ignore, avoid)
4
hem(verb, open, surround, shut)
4
hesitate(verb, delay, shake, pause, sway)
4
immure(verb, restrict, protect, circle, ring)
4
limit(verb, cover, circle, ring, surround)
4
palter(verb, escape, shake, lie, shuffle)
4
placate
4
protection(noun, shelter, border, obstacle, boundary)
4
rail(fence, wall, inclosure)
4
shrubbery(noun, plant, shelter, obstacle, scrub)
4
stonewall(noun, verb, support, cover, keep)
4
temporize(verb, stop, time, halt, gain)
3
baulk
3
beg
3
beg the question(verb, expression, idiom, decline, avoid)
3
close in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, open, circle)
3
concede
3
confuse(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
3
defend(verb, support, cover, keep, secure)
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