12
spend(verb, drop, control, give, work)
11
employment(noun, business, state, action, work)
11
exert(verb, control, work, accept, run)
10
work(noun, verb, business, action, take)
9
adopt(verb, activity, control, work, accept)
9
handle(verb, hold, take, control, work)
9
put on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, give)
9
secure(verb, give, join, curb, use)
9
service(noun, business, help, work, check)
9
utilise(verb, activity)
8
commission(verb, hold, order, give, charge)
8
consume(verb, hold, drop, control, go)
8
place(verb, business, action, give, join)
8
procure(verb, action, give, join, use)
8
take up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, go)
7
engross(verb, hold, control, waste, interest)
7
obtain(verb, give, accept, join, use)
7
practice(verb, control, work, accept, run)
7
recruit(verb, accept, join, admit, gather)
7
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