| hold(verb, help, maintain, establish, back) |
| keep(verb, support, control, maintain, secure) |
| keep going(verb, expression, support, control, advance) |
| lengthen(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay) |
| perpetuate(verb, support, control, keep, maintain) |
| protract(verb, support, keep, maintain, continue) |
| resume(verb, begin) |
| retain(verb, support, control, keep, maintain) |
| save(verb, support, keep, maintain, continue) |
| abide(verb, take, advance, maintain, continue) |
| back(verb, support, hold, help, keep) |
| bolster(verb, support, hold, help, keep) |
| brace(verb, support, hold, keep, maintain) |
| buoy(verb, support, keep, maintain, continue) |
| buoy up(verb, expression, sustain) |
| buttress(verb, support, hold, keep, maintain) |
| carry(verb, support, hold, help, keep) |
| draw out(verb, expression, advance, maintain, continue) |
| hang in(verb, expression, take, advance, maintain) |
| hang tough(verb, expression, take, advance, continue) |