3
delay(verb, stop, continue, stay, extend)
3
escape(verb, stop, restrain, prevent)
3
fight(verb, support, attack, oppose, struggle)
3
freeze(noun, verb, stop, continue, stay)
3
go on with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
3
grind(verb, work, continue, endure, carry)
3
hunt(verb, follow, trace, seek, track)
3
incline(verb, turn, proceed, contribute, come)
3
last out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, continue, endure)
3
pause(noun, verb, stop, restrain, continue)
3
persist in(verb, expression, advance, maintain, continue)
3
progress(verb, advance, maintain, continue, extend)
3
protract(verb, delay, continue, extend, prolong)
3
reside(verb, stop, continue, stay, endure)
3
see it through(verb, expression, idiom, advance, continue)
3
stick around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
3
stick at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, maintain)
3
stick it out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, keep)
3
stick with(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
stop(verb, restrain, delay, continue, stay)
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