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conduct(continue, last, persist)
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countenance(verb, hold, take, help, maintain)
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cradle(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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crutch(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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defend(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
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eat(verb, bear, experience, endure, sustain)
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emulate(verb, maintain, continue, sustain)
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encounter(verb, bear, experience, endure, sustain)
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face(verb, take, bear, experience, endure)
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feel(verb, bear, experience, endure, sustain)
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forge ahead(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
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foster(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
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get on with it(expression, idiom, advance, maintain, continue)
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grin and bear it(expression, idiom, take, bear, experience)
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guard(verb, support, control, keep, maintain)
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hold on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, maintain)
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