Continue and Progress

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Continue

Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

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Progress is a synonym for continue in process topic. In some cases you can use "Progress" instead a verb "Continue", when it comes to topics like persist, go on.

Nearby Words: continued, continuing, continuation, continuity, continuance

Progress

Progress verb - To become mature.

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Continue is a synonym for progress in go topic. You can use "Continue" instead a verb "Progress", if it concerns topics such as move on, move forward.

Nearby Words: progressive, progression, progressed, progressing, progressively

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project	continue project	progress project
relationship	continue relationship	progress relationship
plot	continue plot	progress plot
turn	continue turn	progress turn
Other words: way, plan, level, game, story, investigation, onward, storyline, activities, lives.

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However, games cannot really predict how long you plan on playing, and so they allow you to save your progress and continue later.

Source: Now, Where Was I Going Again?
Sonic CD had Metallic Madness zone, where you could go behind certain walls to progress and get powerups, before going back infront again to continue the level proper.

Source: 2½D
Thankfully you can stop and save your progress after fighting the Gol Dragon and continue on later, but it doesn't help that Elly isn't the most resilient nor helpful FOneweral.

Source: Video Game / Phantasy Star Online

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