carry-on

(v) direct the course of; manage or control
- You cannot conduct business like this
conduct, deal,
(v) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- preserve the peace in the family
- continue the family tradition
- Carry on the old traditions
preserve, uphold, continue, bear on,
(v) continue talking
- "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"
- carry on--pretend we are not in the room
proceed, continue, go on,
(v) misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
- The children acted up when they were not bored
act up,

conduct deal preserve uphold continue bear on proceed go on act up

cease discontinue lay off quit stop give up