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let(verb, support, take, accept, consider)
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live on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, advance)
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meet up with(verb, expression, idiom, meet, bear)
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nerve(noun, strength)
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oblige(verb, support, help, promote, raise)
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oppose(verb, hold, take, meet, maintain)
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produce(verb, support, give, keep, present)
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raise(verb, support, increase, maintain, promote)
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rebut(verb, support, favor, defend, explain)
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recognize(verb, determine, observe, discover)
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refresh(verb, encourage, strength, delight, cheer)
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safeguard(verb, support, hold, fix, keep)
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say in defense(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain)
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shelter(verb, support, hold, fix, keep)
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shield(verb, support, hold, fix, keep)
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shoulder(verb, support, move, hold, take)
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show(verb, determine, confirm, prove, appear)
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speak up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain)
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steel(verb, support, increase, strength, establish)
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