| serve |
| shelter(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| shield(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| side with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, promote) |
| stand behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, promote) |
| stand by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, declare) |
| stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) |
| stickle |
| stipulate |
| sustain(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| thump for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, promote) |
| vie |
| vindicate(verb, hold, declare, claim, assert) |
| watch(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| affirm(verb, hold, declare, claim, assert) |
| allege(verb, hold, declare, claim, assert) |
| argue(verb, hold, claim, insist) |
| assert(verb, hold, declare, claim, say) |
| asseverate(verb, hold, declare, claim, assert) |