Die
Retain
Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He decides he wants to retain his memories so he can rescue Hijiri, and refuses to die, so he instead enrolls in the magic academy.
Source: Manga / Trinity Seven - In Baroque, the brothers "Left" and "Right" retain each other's memories when each of them die to replace each other.
Source: Ghost Memory - Luckily, if you happen to die and restart from a checkpoint, you still retain your score from that point.
Source: Scoring Points
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