10
holding(noun, verb, adjective, working, engaging)
8
maintaining(verb, adjective, working, operating, engaging)
6
keeping(verb, adjective, working, engaging, gripping)
6
reserving(verb, adjective, working, engaging, maintaining)
5
gripping(verb, gripping, keeping)
5
employment(noun, work, pay, service, employ)
5
preserving(verb, adjective, working, engaging, maintaining)
5
retentive(adjective, spongy, retention)
4
conserving
4
grasping(verb, gripping, keeping)
4
recruitment(noun, business, work, job, pay)
3
possessing(verb, adjective, working, engaging, maintaining)
3
preservation(noun, holding)
3
preventing
3
remembering(verb, adjective, working, engaging, maintaining)
3
reservation(noun, act, employment, holding, registration)
3
restraining(adjective, working, engaging, maintaining)
3
retention(noun, employment, reservation, holding, retention)
3
suppressing(verb, adjective, working, engaging, hiding)
3
tenacious
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