40
grip(noun, verb, support, take, control)
37
keep(noun, verb, stop, take, control)
33
maintain(verb, support, state, stop, take)
32
grasp(noun, verb, take, control, close)
30
retain(verb, take, control, get, place)
29
clutch(noun, verb, support, take, close)
29
contain(verb, action, hold, study, control)
29
clasp(noun, verb, support, move, take)
26
control(noun, verb, stop, place, understanding)
26
have(verb, support, take, study, control)
23
embrace(noun, verb, support, move, study)
23
restrain(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
23
believe(verb, state, take, accept, consider)
23
carry(verb, support, take, study, control)
23
detain(verb, law, control, place, keep)
20
declare(verb, state, take, maintain, demand)
20
reserve(verb, control, place, keep, maintain)
20
seize(verb, take, make, close, get)
20
support(noun, verb, support, hold, break)
19
deem(verb, place, accept, consider, determine)
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