Harm
Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.
Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Usage example: he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby
Common collocations
| reputation | harm reputation | maintain reputation |
| form | harm form | maintain form |
Both words in one sentence
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Charles McVay; court-martialing and convicting him of putting his ship "in harm's way" via his failure to maintain a "zig-zag" sail pattern.
Source: Trauma Conga Line - Some of the women avert this - because they never believed that Sex Is Evil in the first place, they're able to maintain a healthy sexuality and their prostitution causes them no spiritual harm.
Source: Literature / Elemental Masters -
He's genuinely callous, spiteful and two-faced, but his incompetence and the need to maintain a friendly façade mean he actually does more good than harm sometimes.
Source: Webcomic / Sinful
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