| keep(verb, support, stop, hold, take) |
| sustain(verb, support, hold, calm, take) |
| support(verb, hold, calm, take, order) |
| hold(verb, support, state, stop, take) |
| preserve(verb, support, hold, calm, control) |
| assert(verb, support, state, hold, charge) |
| claim(verb, support, state, hold, charge) |
| uphold(verb, support, state, hold, calm) |
| retain(verb, hold, take, control, place) |
| state(verb, hold, charge, press, agree) |
| declare(verb, support, state, hold, charge) |
| affirm(verb, support, state, hold, charge) |
| conserve(verb, hold, control, place, keep) |
| defend(verb, support, state, hold, help) |
| keep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| continue(verb, support, stop, take, help) |
| asseverate(verb, support, state, hold, oppose) |
| aver(verb, support, state, hold, charge) |
| contend(verb, support, state, stop, hold) |
| allege(verb, state, hold, charge, press) |