15
continue(verb, go, start, complete, leave)
12
start(verb, complete, allow, face, arrive)
9
proceed(verb, stop, fail, physically)
7
begin(verb, end, start, complete)
6
commence(verb, close, start, complete)
6
persist(verb, go, carry)
4
endure(verb, go)
3
begin with
3
flourish(verb, fail, grow, lose, prosper)
3
forward(verb, stop, check, aid, slow)
3
further(verb, advance, check, prevent, slow)
3
go(verb, start, complete, halt)
3
hold(verb, give, free, fail, continue)
3
initiate(verb, close, start, complete, expel)
3
keep(verb, halt)
3
preserve
3
repurpose
3
support
2
exist
2
arise
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