7
defend(verb, hold, keep)
4
guard(verb, hold, keep)
4
retain(verb, hold, keep)
4
take over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
3
claim unduly
3
fight(verb, hold, keep)
3
gain(verb, hold, keep)
3
keep(verb, hold)
3
withhold(verb, hold, keep)
2
assume
2
bear(state, action, abandonment, desertion)
1
achieve
1
arrogate
1
beat(verb, defeat, fail, lose, surpass)
1
beg
1
confiscate
1
contend(verb, yield, surrender, argue)
1
continue(verb, hold, keep)
1
enjoy
1
expropriate
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