Keep and Steer

Keep

Keep verb - To look after and make decisions about.

Usage example: enlisted a relative to keep the store while she was away

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Steer and keep are semantically related in conduct topic. In some cases you can use "Steer" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Steer verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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Keep and steer are semantically related in conduct topic. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Steer".

Nearby Words: steered, steering, steerage, steersman

humanity	keep humanity	steer humanity
attention	keep attention	steer attention
character	keep character	steer character
life	keep life	steer life
Other words: people, body, control, show, house, way, world, distance, ship, everyone, kids, weapons.

Sadly for her, said power cannot quite steer , so she is guided around the battlefield by a group of men who keep her tethered with sanctified chains.

Source: Power Floats
Much like Poor Communication Kills, this is done to keep the plot moving, or at the least to steer it along to where the author wants it to go.

Source: Conflict Ball
The developers were smart enough to keep your axis of motion unchanged, though, if you keep holding down the joystick in the same direction, so that suddenly turning a corner doesn't steer you into a wall.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy X

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