| abandon(verb, advance, release, allow, continue) | |
| jeff | |
| release(noun, verb, hold, keep, restrain) | |
| give(verb, hold, destroy, fail, deny) | |
| discard(verb, hold, get, keep) | |
| lose(verb, release, abandon, neglect) | |
| dismiss(verb, accept, begin, flatter) | |
| donate | |
| hand over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, release, withhold) | |
| relinquish(verb, hold) | |
| deliver(verb, hold, keep, harm, carry) | |
| dispatch(verb, hold, hurry) | |
| distribute over | |
| fire(noun, verb, release, abandon, neglect) | |
| give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, allow) | |
| lack(noun, verb, release, abandon, neglect) | |
| let go(verb, expression) | |
| repudiate(keep, acknowledge) | |
| divide(verb, agree, unite, attach, distribute) | |
| cede(hold, keep) |
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