Keeps
Needs
Needs adverb - Because of necessity.
Both words in one sentence
- Roku keeps telling Aang he needs to be decisive and kill Zuko, and if he contemplated the world he would see that he needs to do this.
Source: Rage Against the Mentor - But Maggie decides Maurice needs a father more than he needs a fortune, so she keeps the truth to herself and marries Finn.
Source: Film / Waking Ned Devine - Ass Shove: Jay keeps 20 in his ass on holidays in case he needs to bribe a cop.
Source: Film / The Inbetweeners
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