Move
Move verb - To change one's position.
Usage example: don't move while I'm trying to draw your portrait
Stick around is an antonym for move.
Stick around
Stick around verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Usage example: we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
Both terms in one sentence
- Half of the initial love scenes in Dragon Age II: Merrill and Anders will stick around, and eventually move in with Hawke (if s/he doesn't choose to boot them out the door right after their Love Confession), but Fenris and Isabela leave immediately.
Source: Not Staying for Breakfast
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