4
approve(verb, support, hold, help, accept)
4
avail(verb, assist)
4
comfort(noun, verb, support, hold, help)
4
cooperate(verb, support, help, maintain, promote)
4
hearten(verb, encourage, initiate, launch, trigger)
4
nurture(verb, support, set, keep, maintain)
4
stimulate(verb, support, maintain, touch, start)
4
stir(verb, encourage, provoke, stimulate, excite)
4
stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, set, present)
3
agitate(verb, touch, encourage, raise, provoke)
3
attend(verb, support, back, aid, assist)
3
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
3
bail out(expression, support, help, promote, back)
3
ease(verb, support, develop, promote, favor)
3
embolden
3
give a boost(expression, idiom, support, help, encourage)
3
give a leg up(verb, expression, idiom, support, help)
3
go for(verb, expression, support, help, accept)
3
hype(verb, support, help, maintain, promote)
3
lend a hand(expression, idiom, support, help, keep)
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