Answer:

insist

Answer	Crossword Clue
INSIST	Hold one's ground
INSIST	Press one's position
INSIST	Refuse to yield

INSIST	Stand firm
INSIST	Be emphatic
INSIST	Refuse to budge
INSIST	Maintain firmly
INSIST	Refuse to bend
INSIST	Demand
INSIST	Not back down
INSIST	Put one's foot down

INSIST	Be a stickler
INSIST	Be firm
INSIST	Refuse to take "no" for an answer
INSIST	Persistently demand
INSIST	Be stubborn
INSIST	Give no ground
INSIST	Be resolute
INSIST	Take a firm stand

INSIST	Refuse to compromise
INSIST	Show willpower
INSIST	Don't take no for an answer
INSIST	Don't give an inch
INSIST	Hold to firmly.
INSIST	Take a firm stand.
INSIST	Demand strongly.
INSIST	Maintain.

INSIST	Persevere.
INSIST	Demand.
INSIST	Maintain positively.
INSIST	Assert emphatically
INSIST	Demand strongly
INSIST	Demand firmly
INSIST	Declare firmly
INSIST	Press

INSIST	Persevere
INSIST	Not give up an argument
INSIST	More than request
INSIST	More than urge
INSIST	Not give an inch