5
support(verb, control, keep, continue, sustain)
5
take(verb, hold, get, accept, keep)
5
uphold(verb, hold, keep, maintain, oppose)
4
admit(verb, hold, take, get, accept)
4
bind(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
4
cling(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
4
conceal(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
4
control(verb, support, hold, place, keep)
4
defend(verb, keep, maintain, secure, continue)
4
entertain(verb, hold, maintain, embrace)
4
give
4
harbour
4
hoard(verb, keep, hide, store, contain)
4
hold on to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, hold)
4
keep in mind(verb, expression, idiom, hold, keep)
4
keep on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sustain, last)
4
lock(verb, keep, store, save, welcome)
4
occupy(verb, hold, take, get, accept)
4
perpetuate(verb, support, control, keep, maintain)
4
recognize(verb, hold, get, place, keep)
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