| fortify(verb, activity, secure, block, restrict) |
| stand by(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, support) |
| withstand(verb, separate, secure, fight, prevent) |
| apologise(verb, action) |
| cherish(verb, keep, maintain, secure, do) |
| claim(verb, support, state, hold, charge) |
| exonerate(verb, support, action, show, maintain) |
| hold(verb, state, take, help, charge) |
| keep safe(verb, expression, idiom, support, cover) |
| rebut(verb, support, stop, separate, favor) |
| ward(noun, verb, cover, attack, keep) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cover) |
| watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, fix) |
| exculpate(verb, support, show, maintain, favor) |
| fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, secure) |
| fight for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| harbor(verb, support, cover, keep, love) |
| nourish(verb, support, help, fix, keep) |
| parry(verb, stop, cover, separate, return) |
| plead(verb, support, show, present, maintain) |