| plead for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| promote(verb, support, hold, help, maintain) |
| prop(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| pull for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| put forward(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| raise(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| rally round(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| rear(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| sanction(verb, support, encourage, favor, boost) |
| shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) |
| sponsor(verb, support, encourage, favor, boost) |
| stake(verb, support, encourage, favor, boost) |
| stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) |
| stay(verb, hold, help, maintain, establish) |
| subsidize(verb, support, encourage, favor, boost) |
| substantiate(verb, hold, help, maintain, establish) |
| sustain(verb, support, hold, help, maintain) |
| take sides |
| take the part of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) |
| take up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) |