| aver(verb, hold, declare, claim, say) |
| avow(verb, hold, declare, claim, say) |
| back up(verb, expression, support, help, favor) |
| be adamant(verb, hold, claim, argue, insist) |
| be in favor of(verb, support, promote, encourage, back) |
| be there for(verb, help, aid, defend, comfort) |
| beg for |
| bespeak(verb, request, seek, crave, beg) |
| bum(verb, request, seek, crave, beg) |
| cadge(verb, request, seek, crave, beg) |
| call(verb, request, seek, crave, beg) |
| campaign(verb, support, defend) |
| canvass(verb, request, seek, crave, beg) |
| challenge(verb, request, seek, crave, beg) |
| choose(verb, support, take, favor, back) |
| clear(maintain, defend, justify) |
| come on to(verb, expression, idiom, request, seek) |
| confute(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, refute) |
| correct(verb, hold, declare, claim, say) |
| corroborate(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, refute) |