Verbs

(v)prevail, persist, die hard, run, endurecontinue to exist“These stories die hard”, “The legend of Elvis endures”
(v)persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold onbe persistent, refuse to stop“he persisted to call me every night”, “The child persisted and kept asking questions”
(v)stay, stick, stick around, stay put, remain, persistbe in a certain place and not leave“We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati”, “Stay put in the corner here!”, “Stick around and you will learn something!”