| persuade(verb, press, bother, maintain, push) |
| present(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare) |
| vouch(verb, state, declare, defend) |
| advance(verb, support, charge, press, maintain) |
| affirm |
| apologise |
| apply to(verb, expression, urge, request, feel) |
| approach(verb, request, suggestion, appeal) |
| ask for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, provoke, demand) |
| aver |
| bid(verb, press, push, call, urge) |
| call on(verb, phrasal verb) |
| call upon(verb, expression, press, raise, push) |
| cite(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare) |
| contend(verb, support, present, maintain, favor) |
| contest(noun, verb, charge, return, acknowledge) |
| dun(verb, bother, harass, demand, request) |
| exhort(verb, trouble, force, press, worry) |
| explain(verb, support, present, maintain, favor) |
| imprecate |