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defend against(verb, stop, reject, disregard)
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fight off(verb, check, reject, disregard)
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force back(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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force off(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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gain time(verb, hold, keep, block)
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give cold shoulder to(idiom, cut, separate, cool)
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keep at a distance(verb, idiom, reject, disregard)
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keep back(verb, hold, check, keep)
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keep lid on(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
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kick in the teeth(verb, idiom, check, resist)
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knock down(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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lash out at(verb, idiom, reject, disregard)
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lay off(verb, reject, halt, delay)
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lay on the table(verb, idiom, reject, halt)
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look after(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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look away(verb, stop, halt, prevent)
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nip in the bud(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
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not hear of(verb, idiom, reject, disregard)
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pass up(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
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push away(verb, check, resist, overthrow)
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