3
nurturing(verb, feeding)
3
persevering(verb, continuing)
3
protracting(verb, increase, line, extension, persistence)
3
resisting(verb, defending)
3
retaining(verb, adjective, fundamental, working, continuing)
3
shoring
3
sustainment(noun, keep, care, supply, maintenance)
3
sustenance(noun, increase, line, extension, persistence)
2
accommodating(verb, adjective, working, engaging, maintaining)
2
acknowledging(verb, affirming)
2
aid
2
asserting(verb, affirming)
2
availing(verb, assisting)
2
averring(verb, affirming)
2
bearing
2
benefiting(verb, assisting, aiding)
2
comforting(adjective, cheering)
2
confining(verb, adjective, working, engaging, maintaining)
2
continuation(noun, increase, keep, line, care)
2
declaring(verb, affirming)
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