Guarding
Keep
Keep noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.
Usage example: the keep of the stable is mainly left to the two equine-loving daughters
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The AGD Interactive remake King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones used this on the stone lions guarding Hagitha's keep.
Source: Knights and Knaves -
One of the soldiers guarding Celes orders his subordinate to keep an eye on her, and the subordinate boasts that he can go for days without sleep.
Source: The Guards Must Be Crazy - The Killer's brother in ERASED is incredibly abusive to his younger brother, rapes several young girls monthly while ordering his younger brother to keep quite of the incidents by either guarding the shed or manipulate the victim to keep quiet of the incidents.
Source: Asshole Victim / Anime and Manga
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