4
rapt(adjective, involved, attentive, absorbed, occupied)
4
seized(verb, adjective, desire, anxious, troubled)
4
spellbound(adjective, attentive, absorbed, enchanted, intent)
4
sustained
3
bound(verb, important, restrained, subject, limited)
3
clutched(noun, verb, adjective, anxious, reserved)
3
conserved(verb, retained)
3
contained(verb, enclosed, contained)
3
deemed(verb, adjective, supposed, alleged, presumed)
3
embraced(noun, verb, enclosed, gripped)
3
enclosed(verb, adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
3
fast(adjective, firm, constant, steadfast)
3
hindered(verb, retained)
3
obsessed(adjective, absorbed, fanatical, preoccupied, engrossed)
3
preoccupied(adjective, desire, happy, troubled, involved)
3
preserved(verb, retained)
3
presumed(verb, adjective, supposed, alleged, believed)
3
reputed(adjective, thought, supposed, alleged, presumed)
3
stayed(verb, stopped)
3
supposed(verb, adjective, thought, expected, assumed)
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