| A | B |
| maintain | preserve; keep in a certain condition |
| pertain | to be connected to; to be relevant to something |
| tenacity | persistency; stubbornness; never giving up |
| sustain | o support, continue, hold up |
| retain | to hold on to; keep, continue to use |
| tenure | a certain period of time; a certain amount of time you possess something |
| detain | to arrest or imprison someone |
| abstain | to refrain or hold yourself back from doing something from doing something |
| entertain | to hold someone's attention; to amuse someone |