4
remain(verb, stay, sustain, last, wait)
4
remind(verb, get, place, note, prompt)
4
repress(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
4
seize(verb, hold, take, keep, maintain)
4
set aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, hide)
4
treasure(verb, get, recall, recognize, remember)
3
acquire(verb, hold, take, get, accept)
3
adhere(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
3
agree
3
apply
3
bear in mind(verb, expression, idiom, hold, get)
3
bespeak(verb, secure, use, contract, employ)
3
bethink(verb, get, place, note, prompt)
3
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, maintain)
3
cite(get, place, note, prompt, stir)
3
clinch(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
3
confine(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
3
consolidate(verb, cooperate, together, collaborate)
3
contract(verb, move, close, secure, use)
3
curb(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
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