Guard and Want

Guard

Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Want and guard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Guard".

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Guard and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guard" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

old	old guard	old want
good	good guard	good want
special	special guard	special want
original	original guard	original want
Other adjectives: actual, real, constant, big, young, personal, secret, new, former, last, local.

soul	guard soul	want soul
children	guard children	want children
time	guard time	want time
way	guard way	want way
Other words: world, money, information, hell.

Finally, when the guard says "You want to get in here, you gotta go through me," the Genie gives up and starts to walk away, only for the guard to conclude "And that is something I'd love to see."

Source: Go Through Me
Adult Fear: Edgar and Lina want Relenia, the best damn guard they have, to guard the entrance of the Sepulcher for them, but she doesn't want to because she'll be separated from her daughter.

Source: Video Game / Star Stealing Prince
Peter Waylock of the War of the Dreaming doesn't want to guard the family legacy, doesn't believe in magic, and could care less about the Ancient Tradition.

Source: Refusal of the Call

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