persist (v.)
- abide
- adhere
- agglomerate
- assert
- bide
- bunch
- clasp
- cleave
- clinch
- cling
- clot
- cluster
- coagulate
- cohere
- congeal
- conglomerate
- contend
- continue
- drone
- dwell
- embrace
- endure
- exist
- extend
- grasp
- hold
- hug
- hum
- inhibit
- insist
- keep
- labor
- last
- linger
- live
- maintain
- manage
- mass
- obtain
- perennate
- persevere
- preserve
- press
- prevail
- remain
- repress
- retain
- run
- save
- set
- solidify
- stand
- stay
- stick
- strive
- subsist
- suppress
- survive
- sustain
- tarry
- toil
- urge
- wear