Eat
Eat verb - To take in as food.
Keep up
Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- He also needs to eat a lot to keep up with his hyperaccelerated metabolism (he is shown to eat 4 pizzas or a few dozen burgers without a problem).
- After the conclusion of Eren's fight with Annie/the Female Titan in episode 25, Mikasa requested Eren eat to keep up his strength, just as she did in episode 2.
Source: Book Ends / Anime and Manga -
To keep up appearance, Ma-ri is forced to eat every single day at school, only to puke it up right after.
Source: Webcomic / Orange Marmalade
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