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saving(noun, adjective, working, engaging, maintaining)
2
seizing(verb, adjective, working, engaging, gripping)
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sustaining(verb, adjective, fundamental, working, continuing)
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absorbing
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adjudging
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admitting
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1
agreeing
1
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applying
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betrothing
1
chartering
1
checking
1
clasping(verb, gripping)
1
clutching(verb, gripping)
1
concealing
1
concurring
1
conservation
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