| reserved(verb, adjective, received, retained, conserved) |
| kept up(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb) |
| averred(verb, affirmed) |
| contended(verb, affirmed) |
| declared(verb, affirmed, believed) |
| guarded(verb, adjective, secure, safe, reserved) |
| prolonged(verb, adjective, constant, continued) |
| protected(verb, adjective, secure, safe, snug) |
| admited(verb, accept, consent, acceptance) |
| admitted(verb, affirmed) |
| adopted(verb, accept, consent, acceptance) |
| allowed(verb, accept, consent, acceptance) |
| condoned(verb, accept, consent, acceptance) |
| controlled(verb, ordered) |
| embraced(verb, accept, consent, acceptance) |
| espoused(verb, accept, consent, acceptance) |
| persevered(verb, advanced, extended, continued, persisted) |
| persisted(verb, advanced, extended, continued, claimed) |
| professed(verb, affirmed, believed) |
| safeguarded(verb, adjective, secure, safe, snug) |