3
grab
3
grasp(verb, trouble, disturb, worry, absorb)
3
haunt(verb, trouble, disturb, worry, grip)
3
incorporate(verb, hold, trouble, mean, cover)
3
infatuate(verb, grip)
3
preengage(verb, join, catch, interest, arrest)
3
take over
3
take up(verb, phrasal verb)
3
worry(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
absorb the attention(expression, idiom)
2
adopt
2
allure(verb, join, catch, interest, arrest)
2
amuse(verb, interest, engage, fill, attend)
2
apply(verb, hold, waste, use, exhaust)
2
assimilate(verb, absorb)
2
associate(verb, hold, mean, cover, concern)
2
assume
2
bewilder
2
bind(verb, hold, mean, cover, concern)
2
command
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