2
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
2
talk back(expression, dispute, argue, disagree, contend)
2
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2
tilt(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
2
toss around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, consider, oppose)
2
traverse(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
2
war(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
2
withstand(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
1
agitate(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
1
altercation
1
answer(verb, consider, dispute, deliberate, argue)
1
antagonize(verb, conflict)
1
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1
assault(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
1
avoid(verb, dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle)
1
bandy with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, attack)
1
be at loggerheads(verb, argue, complain, disagree, tangle)
1
bear arms(verb, expression, meet, attack, dispute)
1
blast(verb, conflict)
1
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, shift, waffle)
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