3
befriend(verb, support, help, advance, keep)
3
berth(noun, support)
3
bless(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
3
brace up(expression, support, take, promote, encourage)
3
build up(verb, expression, support, take, help)
3
bulk up(verb, expression, increase, open, develop)
3
bulwark(verb, support, hold, help, boost)
3
buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain)
3
cradle(verb, support, hold, maintain, uphold)
3
defend(verb, support, hold, take, help)
3
dramatise
3
dramatize
3
embroider
3
footslog
3
gird(verb, support, fix, secure, prepare)
3
hearten(verb, support, encourage, delight, cheer)
3
improve(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
3
inspirit(verb, encourage, delight, cheer, comfort)
3
intensify(verb, support, increase, establish, extend)
3
keep(verb, support, maintain, continue, spread)
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