Be alive
Stay
Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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When Laura is kidnapped and presumed dead, Bill quits his job to stay behind on the slim chance she might still be alive, telling his grown son "I can't live without her."
Source: Second Love - Synopsis: The author inserts himself in the story about two years after the anime (how else would Lucy still be alive?) as an exchange student who is to stay at Kaede House for three months.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Elfen Lied - Ted meets his wife, Lily and Marshall stay married, Robin is very close to Ted's kids, and Barney was finally seen to be alive at least until the year 2021 (The Exploding Meatball Sub).
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