2
abnegation(noun, mind, thought, memory)
2
adhesiveness(noun, mind, thought, memory)
2
anamnesis(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
2
apprehension(noun, delay, mind, arrest, thought)
2
arrestation(noun, delay, mind, arrest, thought)
2
awareness(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
2
bullheadedness(noun, mind, thought, memory)
2
bust(noun, delay, mind, arrest, thought)
2
care(noun, mind, thought, memory)
2
catch(noun, mind, thought, memory)
2
cognizance(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
2
cohesiveness(noun, mind, thought, memory)
2
consciousness(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
2
consistency(noun, mind, thought, memory)
2
exclusive possession(noun, expression, idiom, employment, reservation)
2
holding back(expression, delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody)
2
influence(noun, grasp, grip, embrace)
2
occupation(noun, hold, control, grasp, grip)
1
repression(noun, detention, confinement, keeping, holding)
1
restraint(noun, imprisonment, custody, detention, confinement)
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