15
engage(verb, attack, oppose, fight, grasp)
15
hostility(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
15
withstand(verb, support, stop, force, check)
14
armed conflict(noun, expression, struggle, conflict, discord)
14
bloodshed(noun, action, attack, fight, dispute)
12
defy(verb, support, stop, break, force)
12
enmity(noun, dispute, struggle, conflict, disagreement)
11
crusade(noun, action, attack, fight, struggle)
11
duel(noun, verb, stop, action, meet)
11
feud(noun, verb, action, fight, dispute)
10
brawl(noun, verb, expression, idiom, trouble)
10
campaign(noun, verb, action, attack, fight)
10
confrontation(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
10
dispute(verb, support, stop, action, trouble)
10
tussle(noun, verb, action, work, meet)
9
brush(noun, action, work, fight, dispute)
9
contention(noun, support, action, trouble, fight)
9
scrap(noun, verb, action, disturb, oppose)
9
scuffle(noun, verb, meet, attack, fight)
9
strive(verb, support, force, meet, attack)
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