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hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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hold over(verb, hold, keep, block)
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hold up(halt, delay, bar, swing)
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keep safe(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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lay aside(reject, halt, delay, bar)
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lay over(verb, hold, keep, reject)
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provide sanctuary(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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put back(verb, defer, suspend, postpone)
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put on ice(idiom, reject, halt, delay)
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repel danger(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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take in(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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turn down(verb, cut, separate, reject)
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beat back(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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bide time(verb, hold, keep, block)
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break up(verb, reject, halt, delay)
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care for(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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cast aside(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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chase away(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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count out(verb, reject, dismiss, halt)
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cut short(verb, reject, halt, delay)
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