wait be vegetate languish reside dwell flourish loom persist stand live tower prosper survive linger remain predominate stay exist extend lurk coexist prevail thrive endure
rest 'FN: remain in a particular location, especially after having been placed there.' remain 'FN: continue to be in a specified state or location' stay 'COD: remain in the same place.'
Herbicides persist in the soil. We lived on $10 a day. I endured the routine heavy traffic. Elvis lives. I lived through the horrible weekend.
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Everybody left and I stayed in the pool, then Lou came_back alone and leaped into the pool too. `` I thought I told you to stay home''. In a similar vein, but writing from the opposite side, Thomas_Taylor, a private in the 6_th Alabama_Volunteers, in a letter to his wife, stated:`` You know that my heart is with you but I never could have been satisfied to have staid at home when my country is invaded by a thievin foe By a set of cowardly Skunks whose Motto is Booty. Joyce went_on,`` When we 'd finished, Lou- Mr._Thor- asked me to stay a_little longer. Each Friday one manager is chosen by lot to stay late and load the equipment on a truck. This somewhat cynical comment may be_found in`` Blue Skies, Brown_Studies'', a collection of travel essays by William_Sansom, who would never consider staying home for long.