Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Stick to and keep are semantically related in comply with topic. In some cases you can use "Stick to" instead a verb "Keep".
Stick to
Stick to verb - Stick to firmly.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Risa, however, uses her kendo stick to force him to keep his eyes on them no matter what because she wants to condition him not to have any respect for the female prisoners.
Source: Manga / Prison School -
In the Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness this manga tries to stick to Speculative Science: the technology used in the Evas is inexistent but feasible.It also has nakedness, mature themes and it is NSFW (keep in mind that all pilots in this story are adults).It can be found here.
Source: Manga / Evangelion 303 - Writers should keep in mind that a title normally rendered as (for example) "the Earl of Matlock" cannot also be rendered as "Earl Matlock"; you have to pick one or the other and stick to it, keeping in mind that either can also be rendered as "Lord Matlock".
Source: Useful Notes / Knight Fever
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