| summon(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand) |
| tax(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand) |
| test(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand) |
| throw down the gauntlet(expression, idiom, get, dispute, provoke) |
| tout(verb, support, take, promote, encourage) |
| try(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand) |
| turn around(verb, expression, change, smooth, correct) |
| urge(verb, support, state, take, charge) |
| validate(verb, support, defend, explain, verify) |
| insist(verb, state, hold, take, charge) |
| abate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| absolve justify(expression, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| adduce(verb, state, hold, take, maintain) |
| adhere to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) |
| adjust(verb, change, smooth, correct, right) |
| aid(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| alibi(support, defend, spare, relieve, substantiate) |
| allay(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| alleviate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| amend(verb, change, smooth, correct, right) |