1 to guard

2 to defend

3 to keep watch

4 to abide by the law

5 to observe (rules or ritual)

6 nearby

7 adjoining

1 to guard

2 to protect

1 to hold

2 to carry (in one's arms)

3 to hug

4 to embrace

5 to surround

6 to cherish

1 to complain

2 to grumble

3 to harbor a complaint

4 to feel dissatisfied

1 to embrace

2 to hug

1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)

1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut

2 diehard conservative attitudes

1 hidebound by convention (idiom)

1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped

2 reticent

3 not breathing a word

1 duty to defend the country (idiom)