exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
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"
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
continue
LAST
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"
occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"
the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
the temporal end; the concluding time;
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the
NATTER
talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
OCCUR
come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place without incident"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
happen
PROCEED
follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
Initiate a legal action or proceeding
RANT
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
YAK
large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren"