8
initiate(verb, open, start, journey, assume)
7
hoist(verb, support, move, force, maintain)
7
raise(verb, support, move, take, force)
7
soak up(verb, expression, consume, dry, absorb)
7
take(verb, study, make, accept, love)
7
uphold(verb, support, move, maintain, raise)
7
use(verb, support, control, go, accept)
6
arrogate(verb, take, accept, undertake, adopt)
6
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, work)
6
elevate(verb, support, move, force, maintain)
6
employ(verb, control, go, accept, run)
6
engage in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, give, attack)
6
go into(verb, expression, take, study, give)
6
hit the ground running(verb, expression, idiom, start, initiate)
6
imbibe(verb, take, give, accept)
6
lift(verb, move, take, force, clear)
6
occupy(verb, stop, hold, stay, use)
6
rear(verb, support, move, force, maintain)
6
renew(verb, start, gain, continue, improve)
6
set about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, attack)
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