He wrote the story with his friend's 'assistance'. = He wrote the story 'with the assistance of' his friend. [=his friend helped him to write the story]
Our family had to 'go on public assistance' [=receive money from the government] when my parents lost their jobs.
Nobody 'came to her assistance' [=nobody helped her] when her car broke down.
(..) something funny? I paint the paintings. I make the machines. I don't tell the jokes! Perhaps, I can be of assistance. You see... humor is not immune to the laws of science. Using algorithms, we can extrapolate what is universally (..)2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman