verb
ADVERB
▪ nonetheless , still , yet
▪ no longer
▪ somehow
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Despite the decay the mosque somehow ~ed a profound grandeur.
▪ successfully
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He has successfully ~ed his position as national president of the society.
▪ largely
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Her new music largely ~s the distinctiveness of the old.
VERB + RETAIN
▪ be eager to , be keen to ( esp. BrE ), hope to , want to , wish to
▪ attempt to , fight to , seek to , struggle to , try to
▪
He struggled to ~ control of the situation.
▪ be unlikely to
▪ be likely to
▪ manage to
▪ help (to)
▪ be allowed to , be entitled to ( BrE ), have the right to
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He was allowed to ~ his parliamentary seat. ( BrE )
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The immigrants have a right to ~ their language.
▪ be important to
▪ fail to
PREPOSITION
▪ as
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The president ~ed her as his chief adviser.
Retain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ability , ↑ affection , ↑ air , ↑ allegiance , ↑ appeal , ↑ attorney , ↑ aura , ↑ autonomy , ↑ ball , ↑ championship , ↑ character , ↑ charm , ↑ composure , ↑ confidence , ↑ control , ↑ copyright , ↑ counsel , ↑ credibility , ↑ crown , ↑ customer , ↑ dignity , ↑ dominance , ↑ domination , ↑ edge , ↑ employee , ↑ faculty , ↑ faith , ↑ feature , ↑ flavour , ↑ flexibility , ↑ fluid , ↑ freedom , ↑ heat , ↑ identity , ↑ independence , ↑ individuality , ↑ influence , ↑ information , ↑ initiative , ↑ innocence , ↑ integrity , ↑ jurisdiction , ↑ lead , ↑ loyalty , ↑ majority , ↑ memory , ↑ moisture , ↑ monopoly , ↑ mystery , ↑ office , ↑ ownership , ↑ poise , ↑ popularity , ↑ possession , ↑ prerogative , ↑ responsibility , ↑ right , ↑ sanity , ↑ seat , ↑ semblance , ↑ sense , ↑ shape , ↑ staff , ↑ status , ↑ title , ↑ value , ↑ vestige , ↑ warmth