S: (v) retain (retain%2:41:01::), continue (continue%2:41:00::), keep (keep%2:41:02::), keep on (keep_on%2:41:00::) (allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature) "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
S: (v) continue (continue%2:42:12::), persist in (persist_in%2:42:00::) (do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop) "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"
S: (v) continue (continue%2:42:11::) (continue after an interruption) "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
S: (v) stay (stay%2:42:02::), stay on (stay_on%2:42:00::), continue (continue%2:42:10::), remain (remain%2:42:03::) (continue in a place, position, or situation) "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
S: (v) cover (cover%2:42:01::), continue (continue%2:42:06::), extend (extend%2:42:01::) (span an interval of distance, space or time) "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
S: (v) continue (continue%2:30:10::) (exist over a prolonged period of time) "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"