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escape(verb, reject, prevent, avoid, fool)
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espouse(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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estop(verb, stop, remove, reject, block)
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evade(verb, reject, block, avoid, escape)
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expel(verb, stop, remove, reject, block)
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fight(verb, hold, cut, separate, cool)
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foil(verb, stop, separate, oppose, restrain)
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garrison(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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head
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hide(verb, bar, escape, expel, exclude)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
2
ignore(verb, stop, remove, reject, disregard)
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