8
tenure(noun, control, time, grasp, restraint)
7
account(verb, take, act, place, accept)
7
agree(verb, check, stick, link, feel)
7
book(verb, catch, seize, capture, confine)
7
cage(noun, verb, seize, commit, confine)
7
call(verb, place, mark, continue, stay)
7
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, continue)
7
cohere(verb, fix, secure, join, agree)
7
conceive(verb, support, accept, consider, regard)
7
conserve(verb, control, place, keep, maintain)
7
convene(verb, continue, stay, extend, sustain)
7
cover(verb, study, mean, keep, consider)
7
encompass(verb, study, mean, cover, consider)
7
engross(verb, control, mean, cover, concern)
7
fascinate(verb, overcome, transport, delight, excite)
7
fill(verb, stop, cover, keep, stay)
7
foothold(noun, support, position, block, back)
7
freeze(verb, stop, drop, disregard, abandon)
7
go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, favor)
7
govern(verb, control, restrain, curb, suppress)
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