Hold and Occupation

Hold

Hold noun - The act or manner of holding.

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Occupation and hold are semantically related. in grasp topic. In some cases you can use "Occupation" instead a noun "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Occupation noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.

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Hold and occupation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a noun "Occupation".

old	old hold	old occupation
long	long hold	long occupation
complete	complete hold	complete occupation
original	original hold	original occupation
Other adjectives: brutal, actual, entire, main, famous, former, remaining, last.

To the point he's the only man in the series who's occupation is not primarily a martial artist, mercenary, criminal, or some other unorthodox (probably illegal) job and who isn't destined succeed a style but still capable of going toe-to-toe with Hokuto martial artists and hold on his own.

Source: Manga / Fist of the Blue Sky
The Theirin dynasty has a long history of rule, broken only temporarily during the Orlesian occupation, and restored when Maric Theirin, the grandson of the Theirin king who was too weak to hold off the Orlesians, manages (with some help) to drive off the occupying forces and regains the crown.

Source: Elective Monarchy

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