Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Settle down is an antonym for continue.
Settle down
Settle down verb - To become still and orderly.
Both terms in one sentence
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Cordelia and Aral get Happily Married at the end of Shards of Honor, continue to be awesome throughout Barrayar, then settle down to a life of (comparatively) Retired Badass-ness.
Source: They Do - This is a gameplay mechanic in Massive Chalice: the demon-fighting heroes and heroines are supposed to retire at some point, settle down and get children who will inherit some of their heroic abilities and continue the fight.
Source: Heroic Lineage - Coping on her decision on whether or not wishing to finally settle down, the conclusion is the final episode of the anime adaption, whilst the light novels simply continue, and still are, after that point.
Source: But Now I Must Go
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