5
suggest(verb, order, present, cause, create)
4
apply to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, urge, request)
4
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4
await(verb, anticipation)
4
beckon(verb, direct, sign, call, urge)
4
constrain(verb, take, order, cause, demand)
4
debate(verb, check, consider, see, respect)
4
encourage(verb, press, promote, favor, prompt)
4
insist(verb, state, hold, take, press)
4
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4
pump(verb, request, question, test, investigate)
4
refer(verb, go, promote, exact, call)
4
sue(verb, order, charge, present, call)
3
ask for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, order, get)
3
advance(verb, support, state, hold, take)
3
apply for(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
beg leave(expression, idiom, request, permission)
3
compel(verb, take, order, force, press)
3
cross-examine(verb, examine, request, question, test)
3
cry out for(verb, expression, idiom, take, want)
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