9
continue(verb, advance, maintain, extend, endure)
6
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5
sustain(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
4
pursue(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
3
prolong(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
3
stand(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
3
uphold(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
abide(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
advance(verb, maintain, continue, stay, extend)
2
carry forward(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
carry on(verb, expression, advance, maintain, continue)
2
draw out(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
dwell
2
endure(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
extend(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
forge ahead(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
get on with it(expression, idiom, advance, maintain, continue)
2
go on(expression, advance, maintain, continue, extend)
2
hang in(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
keep
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