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confirm(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
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cosset(verb, love, honor, encourage, spoil)
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fondle(take, keep, love, honor, encourage)
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shelter(verb, support, hold, fix, love)
2
clasp(verb, support, hold, take, keep)
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cleave to(expression, love, honor, encourage, grasp)
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coddle(verb, love, honor, encourage, spoil)
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embrace(support, hold, take, keep, love)
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guard(support, hold, fix, keep, love)
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hug(take, keep, love, honor, encourage)
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preserve(support, hold, help, keep, love)
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prolong(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
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safeguard(support, hold, fix, love, honor)
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save(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
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shield(support, hold, fix, love, honor)
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admire(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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adore(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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appreciate(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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apprize(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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approve(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
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