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curb(verb, stop, control, attack, keep)
15
assert(verb, state, take, charge, press)
15
bear(verb, support, stop, take, study)
15
claim(noun, verb, state, charge, power)
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affirm(verb, state, charge, accept, consider)
14
occupy(verb, stop, take, control, get)
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own(verb, take, control, get, place)
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preserve(verb, control, place, keep)
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delay(noun, verb, stop, drop, control)
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entertain(verb, support, take, accept, consider)
12
hinder(verb, stop, control, attack, keep)
12
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
12
sustain(verb, support, take, help)
11
absorb(verb, control, mean, cover, keep)
11
aver(verb, state, charge, accept, press)
11
endure(verb, stop, go, attack)
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save(verb, control, place, keep)
11
withhold(verb, stop, control, place, keep)
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withstand(verb, support, stop, take, go)
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argue(verb, state, charge, mean, cover)
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