4
outlast(verb, stop, hold, advance, keep)
4
outlive(verb, stop, hold, advance, keep)
4
perdure(verb, hold, advance, maintain, continue)
4
preserve(verb, sustain, last, survive, persevere)
4
resist(verb, support, force, attack, keep)
4
rest(verb, stop, advance, maintain, continue)
4
ride out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
4
stand firm(verb, expression, hold, advance, maintain)
4
stay on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
stay put(expression, idiom, stop, hold, fix)
4
suffer(verb, stop, take, go, attack)
4
support(verb, take, go, force, maintain)
4
work(verb, continue, grind, persevere, perseverance)
3
attach(verb, hold, fix, join, catch)
3
be resolute(verb, expression, idiom, maintain, continue)
3
brave
3
bunk(verb, stop, continue, stay, endure)
3
carry
3
cling(verb, stop, hold, fix, join)
3
cling to(verb, phrasal verb, perseverance)
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