140 entries under hold topic. ×

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clasp(verb, take, keep, continue)
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clutch(verb, take, keep, continue)
5
imagine(verb, support, consider, maintain)
5
safeguard(verb, keep, maintain, oppose)
4
have(verb, support, take, keep)
4
look after(verb, expression, support, keep)
4
maintain(support, take, keep, consider)
4
protect(verb, keep, maintain, oppose)
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regard(verb, love, honor, maintain)
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conserve(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
desire(verb, love, honor, praise)
3
guard against(expression, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
save(verb, keep, maintain, oppose)
3
uphold(verb, support, take, maintain)
3
watch over(expression, keep, maintain, oppose)
2
avert(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
battle(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
beat off(expression, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
brood over(verb, expression, maintain, retain)
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clench(verb, take, keep, stay)
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