Keep up and Manage

Keep up

Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Usage example: let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave

Manage and keep up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Manage" instead a verb "Keep up".

Manage

Manage verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

Keep up and manage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep up" instead a verb "Manage".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Manga / Penguin Revolution Replacement Scrappy: In-universe example: Kaneda, Kaname's manager, very much wanted to manage Narazaki, but couldn't keep up with Narazaki's samurai-wannabe lifestyle.
  • While Okabe can mostly keep up with Kurisu's explanations on Kerr black holes and theoretical physics in Steins;Gate, Daru and Mayuri don't quite manage to do the same.
  • Manga / Trinity Seven Several of her attacks manage to nearly land against the latter, and when she attempts to teleport, Levi's Super Speed is able to keep up with wherever she goes.
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