Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Take over
Take over verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.
Both terms in one sentence
- The film was more of a compilation of shorts, so when the villains did take over the club, they didn't really change it much aside from having to keep kicking out Mickey and the gang.
Source: Mean Character, Nice Actor -
As an added bonus, it's possible to hold the normal attack button and keep spinning around, essentially letting inertia take over (though he'll get dizzy after a while).
Source: Epic Flail - They take over Nami's home island, by and large cutting it off from the rest of the world, and demand a monthly tax from its residents in order for them to keep their lives.
Source: Artistic License Economics
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