| explain(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| fight for(verb, expression, support, promote, defend) |
| go to bat for(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain) |
| guarantee(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| justify(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| maintain(verb, support, favor, back, approve) |
| patronize(verb, support, promote, defend, uphold) |
| plead(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| plead for(verb, expression, support, promote, favor) |
| prove a case(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain) |
| put in a good word(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain) |
| put in a good word for(verb, expression, idiom, support, promote) |
| rationalize(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| recommend(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| ride shotgun for(expression, idiom, support, maintain, promote) |
| say in defense(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain) |
| second(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| side with(verb, expression, support, promote, defend) |
| speak up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain) |
| stand behind(verb, expression, support, promote, defend) |