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bulwark(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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can(verb, reject, halt, delay, stay)
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care for(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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caution
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cease(verb, stop, reject, halt, delay)
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chide(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
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chill(verb, stop, check, restrain, halt)
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choke(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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circumvent(verb, block, avoid, resist, fool)
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clog(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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come back at
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confine(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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confront(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent)
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continue
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control(verb, resist, repel, retaliate, repulse)
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cork(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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count out(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, halt)
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counteract(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
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