| soften(verb, encourage, delight, cheer, relieve) |
| strengthen(verb, encourage, delight, cheer, relieve) |
| stroke(verb, encourage, delight, cheer, relieve) |
| succor(verb, encourage, delight, cheer, relieve) |
| suffer(verb, lamentation) |
| support(verb, encourage, delight, cheer, relieve) |
| sustain(verb, encourage, delight, cheer, relieve) |
| sympathize with(verb, phrasal verb) |
| take pity on(verb, expression, idiom, understand, comfort) |
| tune in(verb, expression, agree, understand, identify) |
| uphold(verb, encourage, delight, cheer, relieve) |
| upraise(verb, encourage, delight, cheer, relieve) |
| weep for(verb, expression, understand, comfort, soothe) |
| afford consolation(expression, idiom, condolence) |
| be grieved(expression, idiom) |
| be supportive(understand, commiserate, empathize) |
| be there for somebody(verb, sympathize, commiserate, empathize, console) |
| bemoan |
| bewail |
| cheer up(verb, expression, encourage, cheer, bolster) |