12
continue(verb, go, complete, leave, halt)
6
persevere(verb, complete, continue)
6
endure(verb, complete, continue)
5
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, complete, continue)
5
resume(verb, complete, continue)
4
commence
3
ingest
3
intervene
3
persist(verb, complete, continue)
3
restart(verb, complete, continue)
2
consume
2
achieve
2
begin
2
commit(verb, stop, fail, perform)
2
take
1
go on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, complete, continue)
1
abide
1
actuate
1
arise
1
bring(verb, cause, influence)
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