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pet(verb, hold, love, honor, encourage)
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possess(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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press(verb, keep, grasp, store, seize)
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prize(verb, love, honor, encourage, value)
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put away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
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recall(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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recognize(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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recollect(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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remember(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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reminisce(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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reserve(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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restrain(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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retrospect(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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revere(verb, love, honor, praise, encourage)
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reverence(verb, love, honor, praise, encourage)
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safeguard(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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save(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
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seize(verb, hold, keep, grasp, store)
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shelter(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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shield(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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