126 entries under bear topic. ×

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stand(verb, support, take, meet, accept)
8
brave(verb, support, take, meet, accept)
8
sustain(verb, support, take, meet, accept)
7
detect(verb, break, meet, see, catch)
7
stumble upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, meet)
6
descry(verb, break, meet, see, catch)
6
espy(verb, break, meet, see, catch)
6
front(verb, meet, light, oppose, see)
6
have(verb, support, take, get, meet)
6
notice(get, meet, accept, see, follow)
6
taste(verb, get, meet, accept, have)
6
turn up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
5
close(verb, meet, join, grasp)
5
cope with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
5
withstand(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
4
fall in with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
4
meet up with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
3
alight upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet)
3
run smack into(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
3
take(verb, support, close, meet, accept)
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