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cherish(verb, take, keep, continue, stay)
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clinch(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
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cling to(verb, expression, grasp, seize, grip)
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close(verb, hold, secure, join, fasten)
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congeal(verb, place, set, fix, secure)
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connect(verb, hold, place, set, secure)
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continue(verb, stop, stay, grasp, endure)
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couple(verb, hold, place, set, secure)
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delay(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
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dwell(verb, stop, halt, continue, stay)
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embed(verb, hold, set, secure, settle)
2
endure(verb, stop, continue, stay, grasp)
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establish(verb, hold, set, secure, settle)
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fasten(verb, hold, set, fix, secure)
2
girth(verb, hold, secure, join, fasten)
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glue(verb, hold, set, fix, secure)
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grasp(verb, continue, seize, fasten, grip)
2
grip(verb, hold, take, keep, secure)
2
halt(verb, stop, settle, continue, stay)
2
hang(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
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