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obstruct(verb, stop, attack, oppose, fight)
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outdare(disregard, oppose, provoke, challenge, resist)
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parallel(study, consider, measure, equal, contrast)
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pit against(verb, phrasal verb, opposition)
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prevent(verb, stop, attack, separate, maintain)
2
provoke(verb, upset, get, meet, disregard)
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pursue(verb, endure, proceed, persist, persevere)
2
push for(expression, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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put in jeopardy(expression, idiom, expose, defy, endanger)
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rebuff(verb, cut, separate, cool, oppose)
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refuse(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
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refute(verb, oppose, criticize, challenge, deny)
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repulse(verb, separate, disregard, oppose, ignore)
2
restrain(verb, stop, prevent, opposition, deter)
2
rival(study, meet, consider, oppose, fight)
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rub eyeballs(verb, expression, meet, light, oppose)
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ruin(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
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run across(verb, expression, meet, light, oppose)
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run smack into(verb, expression, idiom, meet, bear)
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run the chance(expression, idiom, expose, defy, endanger)
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