Be and Keep

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Be verb - To have life.

Usage example: stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden”

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Keep and be are semantically related in stay topic. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Be".

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Be and keep are semantically related in stay topic. Sometimes you can use "Be" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

power	be power	keep power
people	be people	keep people
word	be word	keep word
job	be job	keep job
Other words: body, family, relationship, control, eye, time, way, characters, world, money, game, powers, enemies.

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