Keep up
Keep up verb - To keep in good condition.
Usage example: kept the house up while the owners were gone
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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This forces him into a bit of trickery to protect her, knowing there was no way she could keep up with him.
Source: Creator / Jackie Chan -
She's at first mistaken as him, then she must keep up the charade to protect the people and avert the Shimabara Rebellion because the real Shirou is Dead All Along.
Source: Manga / Amakusa 1637 -
One of the villains admits that he knew about Sissel's interference in his plan, but he couldn't keep up with his ghost tricks, so he let Sissel protect Lynne et. al.
Source: Video Game / Ghost Trick
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Protect and Keep up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_up/protect
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