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enemy(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
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envious
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evasive(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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exposing(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
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eyeball-to-eyeball
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eyeball to eyeball(expression, idiom)
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facing(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
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forced(adjective, difficult, awkward, dissatisfied, averse)
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gainsaying(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
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grudging(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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hardheaded
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hesitating(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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hindward
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hindwards
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in confrontation
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in flat opposition(expression, idiom)
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in hostile array(expression, idiom)
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in reverse
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indisposed(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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indocile(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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