14
save(verb, support, hold, control, place)
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avow(verb, support, state, hold, charge)
14
have(verb, support, hold, take, control)
14
say(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
13
profess(verb, support, state, hold, charge)
12
nurture(verb, support, hold, help, give)
12
persist(verb, support, stop, hold, force)
12
protect(verb, support, hold, keep, run)
11
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
11
take care of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
11
back(verb, support, hold, help, accept)
11
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, take)
11
guard(verb, support, hold, keep, run)
10
advocate(verb, support, state, hold, control)
10
argue(verb, support, state, hold, force)
10
hold out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, endure, pursue)
10
manage(verb, support, hold, control, place)
10
perpetuate(verb, keep, continue, spread, care)
10
prolong(verb, support, help, advance, keep)
10
provide(verb, support, give, keep, present)
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