| cooperation(noun, support, help, benefit, aid) |
| figurehead(noun, deputy) |
| helper(noun, help, aid, informal, associate) |
| pinch hitter(noun, expression, cover, substitute, replacement) |
| provisional(extra, auxiliary, supernumerary) |
| recourse(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate, surrogate) |
| reinforcement(noun, support, help, praise, benefit) |
| reserves(noun, means, reserve, capital, stockpile) |
| resort(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate, surrogate) |
| accessory(noun, adjective, support, help, lower) |
| advocacy(noun, support, help, praise, benefit) |
| aide(noun, help, associate, agent, subordinate) |
| alleviation(noun, support, help, benefit, aid) |
| ancillary(adjective, support, spare, inferior, extra) |
| appointee(noun, help, associate, agent, subordinate) |
| associates(noun, staff, following) |
| assuagement |
| attendant(noun, help, aid, associate, subordinate) |
| auspices(support, help, assistance) |
| back up(noun, verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb) |