decorate, spruce up, celebrate, research, prepare, search, dress up, vacation, tidy, unpack, head out of town, order (tickets/pizza), pack (the car), make reservations, review (yelp recommendations), reserve (flights), pack (up) (gear/instruments), load (up), explore (options), check (out), hire (a dog-sitter), invite (relatives/guests), call (house-sitter), gear up, grab (a jacket/baseball mitt)
hug, boost, handle, embrace, hold, tackle, feed, strengthen, bear, shepherd, nourish, nurture, soothe, suggest, prop up, field, mentor, stoke, encourage, support, cater to, steward, assure, enable, offer, propose, bolster, buttress, shore up, tend to, empathize, hearten, take on, muster, advocate for, pay for, reassure, minister to, take care of, draw out, stick up for, stick by, lift up, share (a burden), assume the role of, console, voice one's appreciation, boost someone's morale, raise (someone's spirits), lift (someone's spirits)
hug, embrace, unlock, rescue, soothe, pamper, indulge, lighten, calm, warm up, accept, open up, come around, relent, befriend, appease, amend, allay, bridge, love, dignify, send out, slake, amuse, mollify, acquiesce, feel, back down, disarm, ease, relieve, lullaby, comfort, dote, coddle, console, spare, lull into, rock (to sleep), offer condolences, show compassion for, put one's arm around, reach out to, walk in another's shoes