Ask
Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Common collocations
| kind | ask kind | maintain kind |
Both words in one sentence
- The chorus has him ask her to maintain positive memories of their romance, even after it ends.
Source: Breakup Song -
Other Osirans maintain a tie to the dead after creation, with the ability to ask a corpse three questions and receive answers.
- After mercilessly torturing his own brother to maintain his cover, even though it was with his consent, Jason Brody in Far Cry 3 takes a moment to look at his hands and ask himself what he's become.
Source: What Have I Become?
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