3
stay(verb, drop, advance, maintain, disregard)
3
strain
3
unroll(verb, take, go, cover, increase)
3
waive(verb, drop, disregard, abandon, delay)
3
widen(verb, take, go, cover, advance)
2
affirm
2
aggrandize(verb, take, cover, advance, increase)
2
augment(verb, take, cover, advance, increase)
2
bolster(verb, support, increase, open, keep)
2
brace(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
2
burgeon(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
2
carry(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
2
carry forward(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
conserve(verb, support, control, keep, continue)
2
corroborate
2
dally(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
2
dawdle(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
2
develop(verb, take, cover, advance, increase)
2
distend(verb, go, cover, advance, increase)
2
educe
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