Challenge and Maintain

Challenge

Challenge verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.

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Maintain and challenge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Challenge".

Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.

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Challenge and maintain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Challenge" instead a verb "Maintain".

power	challenge power	maintain power
position	challenge position	maintain position
order	challenge order	maintain order
society	challenge society	maintain society
Other words: system, world, rule, authority.

And ignore Miranda when she claims that she could maintain the force field with her biotics; she's not up to the challenge, so pick Jack or Samara instead.

Source: Golden Ending
That said, it can also be defied if you're on good terms with her—a sufficiently catastrophic cooking lesson will lead her to challenge you in her own home to maintain her dignity.

Source: Sacred Hospitality
Noire, the protagonist tries hard to maintain the image of a By-the-Book Cop in a city full of Dirty Cops, so the Golden Butterfly Case presents a challenge.

Source: Morton's Fork

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