3
fight(verb, support, hold, maintain, oppose)
3
go on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, maintain)
3
heave(verb, move, raise, rise, boost)
3
hold with(verb, expression, support, take, accept)
3
insure(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
keep alive(verb, expression, support, help, keep)
3
keep going(verb, expression, idiom, support, control)
3
keep safe(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
nourish(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
3
persevere(verb, support, force, advance, keep)
3
persist(verb, support, force, advance, maintain)
3
prop up(verb, expression, support, help, maintain)
3
push(verb, support, take, help, develop)
3
relieve(verb, support, help, keep, develop)
3
reply(verb, defend)
3
respond(verb, defend)
3
serve(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
3
settle(verb, support, calm, fix, show)
3
shelter(verb, support, hold, keep, maintain)
3
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