| approve(support, back, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| approximate(verb, calculate) |
| argue(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| argue for(expression, support, favor, substantiate, legitimize) |
| argue insincerely |
| ask(verb, support, press, promote, encourage) |
| assess(verb, calculate) |
| attract(verb, support, press, promote, encourage) |
| back(verb, support, maintain, favor, approve) |
| back up(verb, expression, support, maintain, favor) |
| be answerable for(support, favor, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| bear one out(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain) |
| bear out(expression, support, maintain, substantiate, legitimize) |
| bear with(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare) |
| befriend(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| beg(verb, support, press, advise, advocate) |
| break down(expression, resolve, tell, reveal, clarify) |
| brief(support, favor, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| bring out(expression, resolve, tell, reveal, disclose) |
| brood(verb, study, consider, resolve, reason) |