| apologetics(noun, argument, justification, plea, vindication) |
| apologia(noun, argument, justification, plea, vindication) |
| apologizing(noun, argument, justification, plea, vindication) |
| appearance(cause, con, excuse) |
| appease(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| appellant |
| approve(support, defend, explain, substantiate, validate) |
| argue for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, favor) |
| argument(noun, action, claim, statement, excuse) |
| assert(verb, support, favor, defend, explain) |
| be answerable for(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm) |
| bear out(verb, expression, support, favor, sustain) |
| bear with(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare) |
| beg |
| beseech |
| brief(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm) |
| cleanup(noun, cause, reason, trick, escape) |
| confirm(verb, support, favor, defend, explain) |
| contend(support, favor, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| cop a plea(verb, expression, idiom, support, favor) |