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joust(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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jump(verb, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
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junk
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kick about(verb, expression, consider, figure, review)
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kick around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, consider, oppose)
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knuckle with(verb, expression, fight, defend, contend)
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lay a finger on(verb, expression, idiom, fight, defend)
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lay into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, object)
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lay out(verb, expression, fight, defend, contend)
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let have it(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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logomachize(verb, oppose, object, divide, conflict)
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make a big thing about(verb, expression, idiom, wrangle, waffle)
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meet(verb, attack, dispute, challenge, struggle)
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negate(verb, challenge, deny, doubt, question)
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nit-pick(verb, dispute, avoid, shift, wrangle)
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object(verb, oppose, divide, conflict, dissent)
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object to(verb, expression, complain, disagree, tangle)
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oppose(verb, consider, dispute, object, divide)
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oppugn(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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palter(verb, oppose, object, divide, conflict)
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