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hem(open, surround, shut)
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hesitate(delay, shake, pause, sway)
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immure(restrict, protect, circle, ring)
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limit(cover, circle, ring, surround)
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palter(escape, shake, lie, shuffle)
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stonewall(noun, support, cover, keep)
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temporize(stop, time, halt, gain)
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beg the question(expression, idiom, decline, avoid)
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close in(expression, phrasal verb, open, circle)
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confuse(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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defend(support, cover, keep, secure)
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defer(delay, pause, hesitate, falter)
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delay(noun, pause, defer, hesitate)
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dither(pause, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
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envelop(open, surround)
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environ(open, circle, ring, surround)
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jive(avoid, shift, escape, lie)
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mew(secure, restrict, circle, ring)
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nitpick
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obstruct(protect, hindrance, ring, enclose)
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