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kedge
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keep afloat
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keep from falling(verb, expression, idiom, hold, maintain)
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lend support
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lever(noun, support, stay, bar, prop)
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lifeline
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lover
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mast
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neck
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nucleus(noun, heart, center)
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parapet(noun, support, rock, fortification, stronghold)
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partisan
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peg(noun, support, stay, bar, prop)
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pickets
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pillars
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pillow
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poise(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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preserver(support, stay, rock, fan, partisan)
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proponent(support, stay, rock, partisan, stalwart)
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