2
clothe(verb, cover, beat, obscure, hide)
2
command(verb, support, fix, run, continue)
2
confine(verb, restrict, ring, enclose, bound)
2
conservation
2
contend(hold, meet, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
counterattack(verb, defend)
2
cure(verb, keep, maintain, secure, continue)
2
curtain(verb, cover, block, obscure, suppress)
2
darken(verb, cover, obscure, conceal, dim)
2
defense
2
drag(verb, lead, carry, bring, guard)
2
eclipse(noun, verb, cover, beat, block)
2
emancipate(keep, release, free, save, preserve)
2
embrace(verb, obscure, hide, enclose, encircle)
2
encase(verb, cover, obscure, hide, pack)
2
enclose(verb, cover, obscure, hide, restrict)
2
endorse(verb, support, maintain, secure, prove)
2
enfold(verb, cover, obscure, hide, pack)
2
enshroud(verb, cover, obscure, hide, pack)
2
fight(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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