Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In the first book it's made very clear that the only reason the group can keep riding for so long is that Moraine is using her powers to help.
- Keep Circulating the Tapes: Although it's not clear yet if Mystery Science Theater 3000 will exist ITTL, it is clear that this trope more than likely is gone.
Source: Literature / That Wacky Redhead - The Pyro from Team Fortress 2 is a clear example of this, setting his enemies on fire and either keep burning them or leaving them for dead.
Source: Gradual Grinder
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