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insist upon(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
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set to(verb, phrasal verb, state, consider)
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thrash out(verb, consider, oppose, settle)
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vie with(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
2
battle with(verb, phrasal verb, manage, handle)
2
bear down(work, attack, struggle, try)
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beat off(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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beat up against(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, opposition)
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break with(verb, oppose, fight, dispute)
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buffet the waves(idiom, opposition)
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cut and thrust
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do battle(idiom, meet, attack, fight)
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exert oneself(work, attack, struggle, try)
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face off(verb, oppose, fight, dispute)
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fend off(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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fight for(support, hold, maintain, promote)
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gang up on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, state)
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go after(verb, phrasal verb, work, attack)
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go for(verb, phrasal verb, work, attack)
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go for broke(verb, idiom, oppose, play)
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