15
hold(verb, retain)
14
keep(verb, hold, retain)
14
retain(verb, hold)
6
maintain(verb, hold, retain)
6
continue(verb, hold, retain)
5
acquire(verb, pass, lose, receive, obtain)
5
win(verb, hold, retain)
4
adopt
3
defend(verb, hold, reject, oppose, neglect)
3
accept
3
occupy
3
undertake
3
acknowledge
3
adhere
3
admit
3
bear(verb, state, action, abandonment, desertion)
3
claim(verb, hold, retain)
3
claim unduly
2
seize
2
hope
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