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foster(verb, support, hold, fix, keep)
8
keep safe(verb, expression, hold, keep)
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tend(verb, cover, keep, consider)
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bulwark(verb, support, hold, close, cover)
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nurture(verb, support, fix, keep, run)
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sustain(verb, support, hold, fix, keep)
6
fortify(verb, support, hold, charge, strong)
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fend(verb, phrasal verb, close, cover, attack)
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advocate(verb, defend, uphold, prove)
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cherish(verb, hold, keep, oppose)
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ensure(verb, support, secure, confirm)
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insure(verb, support, hold, cover)
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vindicate(verb, defend, prove, justify)
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assure(verb, support, cover, keep)
4
attend(verb, support, get, force, fix)
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nurse(verb, keep, consider, do)
4
retain(verb, hold, keep, release)
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resist(verb, hold, cover, meet, attack)
3
back(verb, support, secure, prove)
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entrench(verb, support, hold, oppose)
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