9
own(verb, hold, take, control, get)
8
enjoy(verb, hold, take, control, get)
8
enlist(verb, accept, develop, secure, use)
8
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, maintain)
8
keep going(verb, expression, idiom, support, control)
8
memorize(verb, hold, get, keep, maintain)
8
possess(verb, hold, take, control, get)
8
sustain(verb, hold, keep, maintain, oppose)
8
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, place)
7
absorb(verb, hold, keep, maintain, recall)
7
cling to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
7
collect(verb, hide, contain, conceal, cooperate)
7
commission(verb, place, secure, use, pay)
7
husband(verb, hold, keep, maintain, recall)
7
reminisce(verb, hold, get, place, keep)
7
restrain(verb, hold, take, keep, maintain)
6
book(verb, secure, use, pick, engage)
6
cherish(hold, take, keep, maintain, oppose)
6
extend(verb, sustain, last, persist, survive)
6
get(verb, hold, take, accept, keep)
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