verb
ADVERB
▪ no longer
▪
The soil was so badly eroded it could no longer ~ crop production.
▪ barely
▪ indefinitely
▪ still
VERB + SUSTAIN
▪ be able to , can
▪ be unable to , cannot
▪ help (to)
▪ be difficult to , be hard to
▪
This relationship would be very difficult to ~.
▪ be impossible to
▪ be enough to , be sufficient to
▪ be necessary to
Sustain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ balance , ↑ casualty , ↑ concussion , ↑ damage , ↑ economy , ↑ erection , ↑ excellence , ↑ fracture , ↑ growth , ↑ illusion , ↑ injury , ↑ interest , ↑ loss , ↑ momentum , ↑ pretence , ↑ profitability , ↑ recovery , ↑ standard