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care for(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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carry on(verb, phrasal verb, continue, manage)
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carry on war(idiom, meet, attack, challenge)
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chew the fat(idiom, consider, deliberate, argue)
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chip away at(verb, idiom, work, attack)
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come at(verb, phrasal verb, state, maintain)
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come near to(meet, touch, match, equal)
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come to grips with(verb, idiom, face, deal)
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come up to(idiom, meet, touch, near)
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come up with(idiom, yield, urge, submit)
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cop a plea(idiom, favor, substantiate, legitimize)
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cross swords with(verb, idiom, disturb, oppose)
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cry out(maintain, oppose, declare, resist)
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deal with(verb, phrasal verb, take, meet)
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die hard(verb, stop, attack, maintain)
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dispose of(oppose, crush, expose, counter)
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do battle with(verb, idiom, attack, oppose)
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do justice to(idiom, favor, defend, substantiate)
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do like(verb, challenge, match, imitate)
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drive for(verb, work, attack, struggle)
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