6
stand fast(verb, expression, idiom, permanence)
5
see through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, go)
5
adhere(verb, hold, fix, join, continue)
5
assert(verb, hold, maintain, declare, claim)
5
carry through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
5
die hard(verb, expression, idiom, stop, attack)
5
grasp(verb, continue, endure, grip)
5
keep going(verb, expression, idiom, work, advance)
5
proceed(verb, move, work, advance, keep)
5
run on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, advance)
5
strive(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose)
4
be stubborn(verb, expression, idiom, advance, continue)
4
bear(verb, stop, take, go, attack)
4
cleave(verb, hold, fix, join, catch)
4
follow(verb, hold, trace, seek, track)
4
follow through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, direct, continue)
4
function(verb, move, work, develop, do)
4
labor(verb, activity, move, work, develop)
4
live on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, advance)
4
operate(verb, move, work, keep, develop)
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