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bankroll(support, help, keep, maintain)
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bar(hold, keep, reject, halt)
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bear(support, help, keep, maintain)
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beef up(expression, take, cover, increase)
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befriend(support, help, keep, maintain)
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bide time(expression, hold, keep, block)
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bloat(increase, open, develop, extend)
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boost(take, cover, advance, increase)
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brace(support, help, keep, maintain)
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break up(expression, reject, halt, delay)
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build(advance, increase, raise, rise)
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build up(expression, advance, increase, raise)
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bulk up(expression, increase, open, develop)
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buoy(support, help, keep, maintain)
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buttress(support, help, keep, maintain)
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can(reject, halt, delay, stay)
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cease(reject, halt, delay, stay)
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check(hold, keep, reject, halt)
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choke(hold, keep, block, stay)
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clog(hold, keep, block, stay)
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