to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
speech; expression; wording; language
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post