Continue to exist in the same state or condition

Something that encourages a person to do something

A situation in which business and financial activities are done openly without secrets so that people can trust that they are fair and honest

The most important part of something, providing support for everything else

Make something that is already bad even worse

The use of a new idea or method

The process by which land changes into desert

Very dry and without enough rain for plants

The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

To become worse

Dispersing, subdividing sporadically, causing a lack of focus and unity

An excess of production or supply over demand.

Not thinking enough about how an action will affect the future

Neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength