6
recruit(verb, accept, join, sign, admit)
6
shoulder(verb, take, accept, start, bear)
6
took over
6
try(verb, upset, trouble, work, attack)
5
buck(verb, support, force, maintain, determine)
5
cast
5
complain(verb, take, attack, oppose, criticize)
5
confront(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
5
dispute(verb, support, force, charge, attack)
5
embark(verb, accept, start, try, assume)
5
endeavor(verb, work, meet, accept, start)
5
gain(verb, raise, improve, engage, fill)
5
give a whirl(verb, expression, idiom, attack, accept)
5
go in for(verb, expression, idiom, support, accept)
5
grapple(verb, play, fight, grasp, informal)
5
grapple with(verb, expression, take, meet, oppose)
5
launch(verb, meet, attack, accept, start)
5
rant(verb, take, attack, oppose, criticize)
5
set to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, charge)
5
sign(verb, agree, acknowledge, assume, admit)
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