4
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4
set out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, aid)
4
take(verb, hold, control, make, go)
4
tender(verb, give, deliver, extend, exact)
4
treat(verb, support, hold, take, act)
4
wait upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, place, work)
3
accord(support, meet, accept, keep, follow)
3
acquiesce(verb, accept, follow, yield, observe)
3
afford(verb, support, help, give, keep)
3
arrange(verb, support, make, help, give)
3
award(verb, give)
3
back(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
3
be enough(verb, expression, idiom, calm, meet)
3
be equal to(expression, idiom)
3
be found wanting(expression, idiom)
3
be useful(verb, expression, idiom, make, benefit)
3
befit(verb, meet, fit, appropriate, satisfy)
3
bestead
3
better(verb, support, make, help, work)
3
break no bones(expression, idiom)
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