5
regulate(verb, control, order, run, direct)
5
repair(noun, verb, keep, continue, care)
5
resist(verb, support, hold, force, attack)
5
run on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, continue)
5
stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, state)
5
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5
subsidize(verb, support, keep, run, encourage)
5
suppose(verb, hold, accept, have, believe)
5
swear(verb, support, state, hold, press)
5
take(verb, support, state, hold, keep)
5
think(verb, hold, accept, consider, have)
5
verify(verb, support, state, hold, help)
4
allow(verb, support, state, accept, favor)
4
assure(verb, support, secure, back, declare)
4
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, promote)
4
balance(verb, calm, order, fix, secure)
4
bolster(verb, support, hold, help, give)
4
buttress(verb, support, calm, help, set)
4
certify(verb, support, state, accept, secure)
4
cherish(support, hold, take, keep, consider)
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