4
flank
4
guarantee(noun, verb, cover, confirm, promise)
4
make safe(verb, expression, idiom, secure, establish)
4
nestle(verb, place, set, hide, shield)
4
nurse(verb, keep, consider, maintain, do)
4
observe(verb, cover, keep, secure, defend)
4
retain(verb, hold, keep, release, maintain)
4
sheathe(verb, cover, obscure, hide, pack)
4
wrap(verb, cover, obscure, hide, pack)
3
resist(verb, hold, cover, meet, attack)
3
adumbrate(verb, cover, block, obscure, suppress)
3
back(verb, support, maintain, secure, prove)
3
befriend
3
chaperon(verb, cover, keep, secure, lead)
3
convoy(verb, get, force, cover, show)
3
cover up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, keep)
3
ensconce(verb, close, cover, block, obscure)
3
entrench(verb, support, hold, maintain, oppose)
3
espouse(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
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