2
relieve(verb, suppress, hide, shelter)
2
repel(verb, cover, meet, attack, dispute)
2
reserve(verb, cover, block, obscure, suppress)
2
scrimp(verb, keep, sustain, hide, store)
2
secrete(verb, close, set, cover, block)
2
serve(verb, keep, maintain, do, manage)
2
shadow(noun, verb, cover, block, obscure)
2
shepherd(verb, get, force, cover, show)
2
skimp(verb, keep, sustain, save, preserve)
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spare
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squirrel(verb, cover, keep, block, obscure)
2
stand guard(verb, expression, keep, defend, guard)
2
stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
stash(verb, close, set, cover, keep)
2
superimpose(verb, cover, beat, obscure, hide)
2
swathe(verb, cover, obscure, hide, pack)
2
traverse(verb, get, force, meet, attack)
2
umbrella(noun, shade, gadget)
2
underwrite(verb, cover, insure)
2
war(hold, meet, attack, maintain, oppose)
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