14
battle(noun, verb, support, stop, hold)
14
quarrel(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
14
wrestle(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
13
emulate(verb, maintain, oppose, play, continue)
13
insist(verb, state, hold, order, press)
12
allege(verb, state, hold, press, maintain)
12
bicker(verb, meet, attack, consider, oppose)
12
conflict(noun, verb, meet, attack, oppose)
12
war(noun, verb, hold, meet, attack)
11
affirm(verb, support, state, hold, press)
11
declare(verb, support, state, hold, press)
11
rival(verb, maintain, oppose, play, continue)
10
aver(verb, state, hold, press, maintain)
10
defend(verb, support, state, hold, press)
10
resist(verb, hold, take, meet, attack)
10
warrant(verb, support, state, press, present)
9
cross swords(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
9
face(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
9
fence(verb, play, fight, face, contention)
9
hold(verb, state, stop, attack, press)
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