11
retains(verb, withdraws, grips, retains)
7
grips(noun, verb, steals, commands, removes)
6
grasps(verb, commands, grips)
6
halts(noun, verb, stops)
6
maintains(verb, says something, believes, retains)
6
supposes(verb, says something, believes)
5
adheres(verb, grips)
5
affirms(verb, says something, believes)
5
declares(verb, says something, believes)
5
discloses(verb, says something)
5
embraces(noun, verb, grips, encloses)
5
keeps(verb, withdraws, grips)
5
surmises(verb, says something, wants, believes, guesses)
4
asserts(verb, says something)
4
claims(noun, verb, says something, possesses)
4
clutches(noun, verb, steals, removes, grips)
4
controls(noun, verb, commands)
4
encloses(verb, contains, encloses)
4
grapples(noun, verb, grips)
4
presumes(verb, says something, believes)
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