159 entries under resist topic. ×

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brawl(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
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controvert(verb, consider, present, maintain, oppose)
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jostle(verb, oppose, fight, struggle)
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meet(verb, take, attack, oppose, play)
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oppugn(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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altercate(verb, meet, attack, consider, oppose)
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challenge(noun, verb, take, meet, attack)
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cope(verb, oppose, fight, manage, handle)
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duel(verb, stop, meet, attack, maintain)
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scuffle(verb, meet, attack, fight, grasp)
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skirmish(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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tilt(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
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asseverate(verb, support, hold, press, maintain)
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object(verb, maintain, oppose, declare, fight)
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tussle(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
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blast(verb, state, maintain, oppose, declare)
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box(verb, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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buck(verb, stop, meet, attack, maintain)
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defy(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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exchange blows(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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