Direct and Keep

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Direct verb - To look after and make decisions about.

Usage example: the music teacher directs both the student orchestra and the marching band

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Keep is a synonym for direct in manage topic. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Direct", when it comes to topics like lead.

Keep verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.

Usage example: keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone

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Direct is a synonym for keep in manage topic. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Keep", if it concerns topics such as hold, tend, lead.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

attention	direct attention	keep attention
power	direct power	keep power
man	direct man	keep man
people	direct people	keep people
Other words: someone, team, rest, show, time, game, story, ship, player, powers.

The cosmic villain the Magus had several Cosmic Cubes and similar devices he had to keep locked away in a special machine because direct use would poison him.

Source: Artifact of Death
The only direct sequel even brought Meio Back from the Dead just to keep the formula, though it otherwise shook things up with a rogue Strider and levels outside of Russia.

Source: Strictly Formula
The war against heaven wasn't as easy, but mostly because humanity had no direct way to get into Heaven, and Micheal was desperate to keep it that way for as long as possible.

Source: Literature / The Salvation War

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