4
sponsor(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
4
succor(verb, support, help, advance, keep)
4
suggest(verb, charge, increase, direct, start)
4
work up(verb, expression, make, get, drive)
3
agitate(verb, drive, promote, push, provoke)
3
ask for(verb, expression, risk)
3
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
3
bear up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, boost, strengthen)
3
befriend(verb, support, help, develop, maintain)
3
beg(verb, press, draw, lead, persuade)
3
benefit(verb, support, help, increase, maintain)
3
brace up(verb, expression, support, take, promote)
3
buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, keep)
3
buttress(verb, support, maintain, promote, back)
3
charge(verb, support, press, direct, prepare)
3
coax(verb, make, influence, provoke, prompt)
3
constrain(verb, make, force, press, cause)
3
counsel(verb, charge, press, direct, promote)
3
defend(support, take, love, honor, maintain)
3
develop(verb, support, help, advance, increase)
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