• acrimonious, caustic, corrosive, lashing, mordant, nipping, scathing, shrewd, stinging, tart, virulent, vitriolic
• to abide, to abide, abode, to dwell, dwelt, to linger, to make a stay, to remain, to remain behind, to rest, to stay, to stick, stuck
• to keep out, to stay out
• to hold off, to keep aloof, to keep away, to keep back, to keep off, to keep out, to seclude oneself
• to hold together, to keep together, to stay together, to stick together