2
espouse(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
evade(verb, stop, restrain, block, avoid)
2
faze(verb, stop, reduce, defeat, restrain)
2
fend(verb, stop, separate, resist, defend)
2
fight for(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
fortify(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
freeze(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
2
gag(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
2
garrison(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
get in the way(expression, idiom, stop, break, check)
2
go against(verb, expression, correct, halt, resist)
2
guard against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
hamstring(verb, check, block, delay, curb)
2
handicap(verb, hold, control, restrain, block)
2
harness(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
head
2
head back(block, process, obstacle, obstruction)
2
hedge(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
help
2
hold at bay(expression, idiom, hold, maintain, oppose)
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