44
battle(noun, verb, action, hold, movement)
44
fight(noun, verb, action, hold, movement)
40
combat(noun, verb, action, meet, attack)
40
conflict(noun, verb, state, action, oppose)
37
struggle(noun, verb, state, action, movement)
34
warfare(noun, state, action, movement, attack)
26
fighting(noun, verb, action, fight, struggle)
24
hostilities(noun, verb, struggle, conflict, discord)
23
clash(noun, verb, state, action, meet)
21
contest(noun, verb, action, meet, oppose)
20
contention(noun, state, action, fight, dispute)
19
bloodshed(noun, action, attack, fight, dispute)
18
hostility(noun, state, action, fight, dispute)
18
strife(noun, state, action, fight, dispute)
17
skirmish(noun, verb, action, meet, attack)
16
encounter(noun, verb, action, fight, dispute)
15
engagement(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
13
duel(noun, verb, action, meet, attack)
13
contend(verb, hold, meet, attack, maintain)
12
dispute(noun, verb, meet, attack, oppose)
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