continue

How to sign: continue with one's activities
"I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room";

Similiar / Same: proceed, carry on, go on

Categories: speak, talk, talking

Within this category: ramble on, segue

continue

How to sign: 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";

Similiar / Same: uphold, preserve, carry on, bear on

Categories: hold, keep, maintain

Within this category: mummify, perpetuate, persevere, prolong, resume

continue

How to sign: continue a certain state, condition, or activity
"Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight";

Similiar / Same: go on, go along, keep, proceed

Categories: act, move

Within this category: hold, ride, run on