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retain(verb, hold, accept, develop, maintain)
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save(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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sift out(expression, take, accept, love, determine)
2
slot(verb, take, accept, love, determine)
2
sort(verb, take, accept, love, determine)
2
speak up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain)
2
stand by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain)
2
stave off(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
stick together(expression, help, play, agree, aid)
2
subscribe to(verb, expression, agree, acquiesce, concur)
2
succor(verb, help, advance, develop, encourage)
2
sweep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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