(idiomatic) To persist or continue, especially with regard to something difficult.

A rule that prevents a potential competitor from entering the Olympic Games unless they take part in an international event and are placed in the top 30% or the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewer.

plural of daker-hen

A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.