165 entries under preserve topic. ×
| bulwark(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| cache(verb, hold, control, place, maintain) | |
| contend(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| deal in(verb, expression, move, hold, control) | |
| defer(verb, keep, maintain, sustain, hide) | |
| deposit(verb, hold, control, place, maintain) | |
| direct(verb, hold, control, place, maintain) | |
| disentangle(keep, release, free, protect, save) | |
| emancipate(keep, release, free, protect, save) | |
| entrench(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| extricate(keep, release, free, protect, save) | |
| fend off(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose) | |
| fight(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| fight for(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose) | |
| fortify(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| foster(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| garner(verb, hold, control, place, maintain) | |
| garrison(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| give a break(verb, expression, idiom, keep, release) | |
| guard against(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose) |
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