3
put by(verb, expression, keep, maintain, hide)
3
refrain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
3
rent(verb, secure, use, pick, engage)
3
repair(noun, verb, support, control, keep)
3
safeguard(verb, hold, keep, release, maintain)
3
stabilize
3
stay(verb, wait, remain, abide, tarry)
3
withstand(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
abstain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
2
accommodate
2
accumulate(verb, hold, control, place, maintain)
2
adjudge
2
allow
2
appropriate
2
arrest(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
2
assume(verb, accept, develop, turn, acquire)
2
bear(verb, hold, take, get, accept)
2
bottle up(expression, take, keep, stay, have)
2
bring to mind(verb, expression, idiom, get, place)
2
brood over(expression, hold, get, maintain, recall)
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