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1. arrest
 2. delay
3. detained
4. detaining
5. detention
6. hold
7. imprison
8. keep
9. stay
10. apprehended
 11. arrested
12. captured
13. caught
14. delayed
15. delaying
16. gaol
17. holding
18. imprisoned
19. jail
20. keep in
 21. kidnapped
22. possess
23. bail up
24. buttonhole
25. clink
26. clinking
27. collar
28. disherit
29. embargo
30. excuss
 31. fixative
32. hijack
33. intern
34. jailhouse
35. keeps
36. kidnap
37. lobbies
38. lobby
39. lobbying
40. overlinger

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