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tilt(meet, attack, play, fight)
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advance(noun, state, press, present)
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asseverate(support, hold, press, maintain)
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charge(state, attack, maintain, declare)
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come to blows(expression, idiom, fight, struggle)
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justify(state, move, hold, press)
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manage(handle, endure, face, suffer)
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object(maintain, oppose, declare, fight)
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pronounce(state, press, maintain, declare)
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quibble(oppose, fight, dispute, challenge)
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scramble(get, work, struggle, try)
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tussle(meet, attack, play, fight)
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urge(state, move, hold, press)
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accept(face, deal, affirm, cope)
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acknowledge(state, maintain, tell, reveal)
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announce(state, hold, maintain, tell)
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blast(state, maintain, oppose, declare)
4
box(meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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broil
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buck(stop, meet, attack, maintain)
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