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girdle(verb, open, restrict, protect, confine)
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give in
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guard(noun, verb, hold, cover, keep)
2
hedge in
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hem in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, protect, circle)
2
hinder(verb, stop, halt, stay, slow)
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hold at bay(expression, idiom, hold, maintain, oppose)
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hover(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
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imbue(verb, cover, circle, ring, surround)
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implant(verb, cover, circle, ring, surround)
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include(verb, cover, circle, ring, surround)
2
induct(verb, cover, circle, ring, surround)
2
insure(verb, hold, cover, maintain, oppose)
2
keep safe(expression, support, hold, cover, keep)
2
lie(noun, verb, decline, avoid, deceive)
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lock in(expression, circle, ring, surround, wrap)
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look after(expression, support, hold, cover, keep)
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mine(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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mure(verb, cover, secure, restrict, circle)
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nit-pick(shift, jiving, equivocate, nitpick)
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