| come at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, trouble) |
| criticise(verb, speech) |
| engage(verb, attack, fight, battle) |
| flay(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand) |
| have at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack) |
| infest(verb, adjective, trouble, attack, annoy) |
| lace into |
| lash(verb, break, beat, attack, separate) |
| oppose(verb, stop, attack, maintain, restrain) |
| resist(verb, attack, oppose, criticize, fight) |
| scathe(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand) |
| scorch(verb, attack, slight, abuse, criticize) |
| slander(verb, insult, disparage, denounce, smear) |
| slash(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike) |
| swoop down on(verb, expression, idiom, attack, hide) |
| take the offensive(expression, idiom, charge, beat, hurt) |
| thrust(verb, force, attack, push, shove) |
| battle(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |
| beleaguer(verb, trouble, attack, annoy, harass) |
| blitz(verb, advance, attack, abuse, strike) |