47
keep(verb, hold, take, get, accept)
39
hold(verb, take, control, get, place)
31
preserve(verb, hold, control, place, keep)
27
reserve(noun, verb, hold, control, place)
24
hire(verb, get, work, accept, develop)
20
maintain(verb, hold, take, control, place)
19
save(verb, hold, control, place, keep)
18
engage(verb, get, work, accept, develop)
17
withhold(verb, hold, take, control, place)
16
recall(verb, hold, get, place, keep)
16
employ(verb, get, give, work, accept)
15
have(verb, hold, take, control, place)
15
remember(verb, hold, get, place, keep)
13
detain(verb, hold, take, control, place)
13
recollect(verb, hold, get, keep, maintain)
12
conserve(verb, hold, control, place, keep)
11
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
9
contain(verb, hold, take, keep, maintain)
9
continue(verb, support, control, keep, maintain)
9
mind(verb, hold, get, place, keep)
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