19
occur(verb, stop, break, take, go)
17
happen(verb, stop, break, take, go)
15
take place(verb, expression, stop, go, end)
12
arise(verb, meet, develop, hit, pass)
11
transpire(verb, break, take, go, meet)
10
befall(verb, stop, break, take, go)
10
come off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, take)
10
come to pass(verb, expression, idiom, stop, break)
9
develop(verb, take, meet, hit, pass)
9
result(verb, stop, go, end, meet)
8
go on(verb, expression, meet, develop, hit)
8
hap(verb, break, take, go, pass)
7
betide(verb, break, take, go, meet)
7
chance(verb, break, go, meet, develop)
6
pass(verb, take, meet, develop, fall)
4
come(verb, break, take, go, light)
4
eventuate(verb, stop, go, end, meet)
4
fall out(verb, expression, break, go, happen)
4
materialize(verb, meet, develop, hit, pass)
4
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