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traverse(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent)
1
withstand(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent)
0
avoid(verb, stop, delay, hinder, defend)
0
bay
0
bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check)
0
contain(verb, control, check, restrain, resist)
0
control(verb, check, restrain, resist, repel)
0
curb(verb, control, check, restrain, resist)
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dearly
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defeat(verb, check, resist, overthrow, repel)
0
defend(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist)
0
defend against(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss)
0
defend oneself(verb, expression, control, check, restrain)
0
delay(verb, hinder)
0
dents
0
force away(verb, expression, resist, overthrow, repel)
0
give the cold shoulder(expression, idiom, reject, slight, snub)
0
guard(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist)
0
heave-ho(verb, check, resist, overthrow, repel)
0
hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, control, check)
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