Keep
Stand by
Stand by verb - To give steadfast support to.
Usage example: no matter how much people object, I will stand by my decision
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- I still stand by that that was a horrible, badly-written piece of shit and I do not regret rebooting it into a story that essentially begs you not to keep reading it.
Source: Wiki Sandbox - Bravestarr went along with it because he knew Tex was such a compulsive backstabber that there was virtually no chance he'd keep his end of the deal, which would free Bravestarr from having to stand by it, either.
Source: Contractual Genre Blindness
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