| main support(noun, expression, idiom) |
| maintain(verb, reinforce, buttress, buoy) |
| patron(noun, support, stay, advocate, champion) |
| promoter(noun, advocate, supporter, sponsor, backer) |
| reinforce(verb, hold, maintain, uphold, bolster) |
| rest |
| rock(noun, support, foundation, stronghold, pillar) |
| rope |
| shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| shoulder(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear) |
| stalwart(support, stay, rock, fan, partisan) |
| stanchion(noun, support, stay, bar, prop) |
| stave(noun, support, stay, bar, prop) |
| strengthener(noun, support, stay, bar, prop) |
| sustain(verb, hold, maintain, uphold, reinforce) |
| truss(noun, support, stay, bar, prop) |
| undergird(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear) |
| upbear(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear) |
| uphold(verb, hold, maintain, reinforce, bolster) |
| well-wisher(support, stay, rock, fan, partisan) |