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inhibit(verb, stop, halt, prevent, avoid)
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insure(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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intercept(verb, stop, break, close, restrain)
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interdict(verb, stop, remove, reject, restrain)
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jump(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
keep clear(verb, expression, escape, dodge, evade)
2
keep safe(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose)
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lay low(verb, expression, escape, dodge, evade)
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look after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
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mine(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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occlude(verb, stop, break, close, remove)
2
oppose(verb, hold, control, cut, check)
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panoply(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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preserve(verb, stop, hold, maintain, oppose)
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provide sanctuary(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose)
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put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, reject)
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reject(verb, stop, cut, check, separate)
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repel danger(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose)
2
run for cover(verb, expression, idiom, escape, dodge)
2
screen(verb, hold, cover, maintain, oppose)
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