Die
Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Enemy Of My Enemy, a fair number of major good-guy characters die throughout the story, to provide and maintain Emotional Torque.
Source: Anyone Can Die / Fan Work - In Modern Warfare 3, you came across a prisoner who's going to be executed by the militias, in order to maintain your low profile in a stealth mission, it is wiser to remain silent and let him die.
Source: Let Them Die - It's generally accepted as a fact of life among magi that any non-magus who sees them using their powers must die to maintain The Masquerade.
Source: Leave No Witnesses
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