| buoy(verb, support, help, set, keep) |
| condone(verb, support, help, accept, favor) |
| cover(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| crutch(noun, verb, hold, maintain, reinforce) |
| embrace(verb, maintain, back, persuade, adopt) |
| endure(verb, support, force, advance, maintain) |
| guarantee(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| oppose(verb, support, hold, force, maintain) |
| persist in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, maintain) |
| plead for(verb, expression, support, hold, take) |
| rebut(verb, support, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| remain(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay) |
| resist(verb, support, hold, force, maintain) |
| safeguard(verb, hold, keep, maintain, oppose) |
| secure(verb, hold, calm, fix, keep) |
| shore(verb, support, hold, set, maintain) |
| shoulder(verb, support, hold, take, maintain) |
| spare(verb, honor, regard, prize, value) |
| speak for(expression, support, take, help, promote) |
| succor(verb, support, help, develop, maintain) |