8
retrograde(verb, move, drop, act, close)
7
bolster(verb, support, hold, take, help)
7
conservationist(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
cover(noun, verb)
7
donator(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
donor(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
grubstake(verb, support, help, maintain, promote)
7
justify(verb, support, hold, take, help)
7
liberator(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
lifeguard(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
lifesaver(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
preservationist(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
preserver(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
protector(noun, support, supporter, backer, keeper)
7
rescuer(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
salvation(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
saver(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
spinal column(noun, expression, idiom, bone, backbone)
7
white knight(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
6
abaft(adjective, adverb, end, round, backward)
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