Maintain
You tie a piece of thread to your turkey in order to maintain proximity to it. The turkey likes to run away, so you tie a thread to it. This way you can hold the other end and maintain your turkey.
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The reason the turkey is tugging is because there’s an eagle (い) swooping down to attack the turkey. You try to maintain control, but once you see the eagle as well, you let go of the thread.