| instand halten | maintain keep in good condition |
| Instandhaltung | maintenance servicing |
| standhalten | bear up |
| instand setzen | mend repair |
| Abstandhalter | shim |
| in Zaum halten | bridle |
| instandsetzen | make over |
| Standhafter | stalwart |
| den Mund halten | can |
| knapp halten | skimp |
| innehalten | pause stop for a moment |
| Instantkaffee | instant coffee |
| instanziieren | instantiate |
| Instinktverhalten | instinctive behavior |
| einschalten | turn on switch on put into operation put on intervene interpolate |
| instantan | instantaneous |
| Anstandsdame | chaperone |
| Stahlhalter | arbor |
| Standarte | standard brush |
| Statthalter | governor proconsul vicegerent |