| answer for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) |
| apologize for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) |
| approve(verb, support, hold, help, praise) |
| argue(verb, support, state, press, maintain) |
| argue for(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, support) |
| assist(verb, support, hold, help, establish) |
| aver(verb, support, state, press, maintain) |
| back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help) |
| boost(verb, support, hold, help, increase) |
| contend(verb, support, state, press, maintain) |
| cosign(verb, support, maintain, secure, back) |
| countenance(verb, support, hold, help, praise) |
| ensure(verb, support, maintain, secure, protect) |
| evince(verb, support, state, maintain, secure) |
| exculpate(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| absolve(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm) |
| accredit(verb, support, praise, favor, back) |
| acquit(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm) |
| act as a witness(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain) |
| add fuel to fire(verb, expression, idiom, support, increase) |