Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Leave behind is an antonym for keep.
Leave behind
Leave behind verb - Depart and not take along.
Both terms in one sentence
- In-universe, Keeper claims that this is Imperial Intelligence's real job, to just let the Sith do their thing and the military go ahead and play soldier, while Intelligence cleans up the mess they leave behind and keep the Empire actually running in the meantime.
Source: Only Sane Employee -
He also seems to keep around clothes that his companions leave behind; in one serial Sarah Jane finds a dress, and the Doctor comments that it belonged to Victoria, meaning he's probably hung onto it for decades at least.
Source: Unlimited Wardrobe -
It's Personal: In "Revenge", Sylvester is critically wounded by an explosive device the villains (a murderous team of thieves called the Ghosts) leave behind, and his teammates have to keep their emotions under control while going after the Ghosts.
Source: Series / Scorpion
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