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locking
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maintenance(noun, control, care, protection, preservation)
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masking
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mollycoddling(careful, attentive, watchful)
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motherly
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nursing
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obstruction(support, opposition, resistance, fighting, impermeability)
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overprotection
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parental
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parrying(support, fight, opposition, resistance, fighting)
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patron
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precaution
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preserval(noun, control, care, protection, maintenance)
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prophylactic
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protected
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reassurance(noun, charge, care, guard, shield)
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rebuff(support, fight, opposition, resistance, fighting)
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rebutting(verb, defending)
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refuge(noun, charge, care, guard, shield)
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refusal(support, fight, opposition, resistance, fighting)
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