| soften(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| soothe(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| spare(verb, defend, relieve, pardon, forgive) |
| speak in favor(verb, expression, idiom, favor, substantiate) |
| speak up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) |
| square(verb, support, favor, defend, substantiate) |
| squirm out of(expression, idiom) |
| stand by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) |
| stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) |
| stonewall(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| substantiate(verb, support, favor, defend, explain) |
| sugarcoat(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| support(verb, maintain, favor, back, approve) |
| take rap for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, defend) |
| temper(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| thump for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) |
| tolerate(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| uphold(verb, support, maintain, back, defend) |
| validate(verb, support, favor, defend, substantiate) |
| varnish(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |