"keep clean" "hold in place" "She always held herself as a lady" "The students keep me on my toes"
"We preserve these archeological findings" "The old lady could not keep up the building" "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage" "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
"She alone sustained her family" "The money will sustain our good cause" "There's little to earn and many to keep"
"wield power and authority"
"I keep a car in the countryside" "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
"keep a diary" "maintain a record" "keep notes"
"He maintained his innocence"
"The appellate court upheld the verdict"
"The pianist kept time with the metronome" "keep count" "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
