Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Suspend
Suspend verb - To bring to a formal close for a period of time.
Common collocations
| relationship | maintain relationship | suspend relationship |
| rule | maintain rule | suspend rule |
Both words in one sentence
- Death Takes a Holiday: Invoked when Light suggests that the Taskforce send out another "fake" Kira broadcast saying that Kira will suspend judgments for the holiday season and the real Kira will have to follow it if he wants to maintain his good PR.
Source: Fanfic / I Won't Say
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