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amass(verb, hold, maintain, deliver, have)
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arrest(verb, hold, take, control, restrain)
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bear(verb, support, stop, hold, take)
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bread and butter(noun, expression, idiom, food, work)
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care for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
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comply(verb, support, action, accept, respect)
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conform(verb, support, action, meet, accept)
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control(noun, verb, stop, hold, order)
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delay(noun, verb, hold, cause, restrain)
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deposit(verb, hold, maintain, have, manage)
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direct(verb, hold, control, order, go)
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forbear(verb, stop, hold, restrain, halt)
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foster(verb, support, fix, cover, maintain)
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go on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, continue)
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hang on to(verb, expression, idiom, hold, maintain)
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hoard(verb, maintain, deliver, manage, put)
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hold on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, permanence, continuance in action)
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hold out(verb, expression, overcome, continue, suppress)
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honour(verb, activity)
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inhibit(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
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