6
held(noun, verb, adjective, desire, troubled)
5
clutched(verb, guarded, grasped)
5
fascinated(verb, adjective, involved, absorbed, occupied)
5
grasped(noun, verb, guarded)
4
enchanted(adjective, involved, captivated, fascinated, rapt)
4
seized(verb, adjective, desire, affected, troubled)
3
arrested
3
clasped
3
grappled
3
mesmerized(verb, adjective, involved, captivated, fascinated)
3
obsessed(adjective, absorbed, fanatical, preoccupied, engrossed)
3
preoccupied(adjective, desire, happy, troubled, absorbed)
2
rapt(adjective, involved, absorbed, occupied, engaged)
2
spellbound(adjective, involved, absorbed, enchanted, captivated)
2
charmed(verb, adjective, involved, absorbed, captivated)
2
embraced
2
adhered(verb, guarded, grasped)
2
affected
2
apprehended
2
clamped
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