2
squabbling(verb, conflicting)
2
striving(opposing, competing)
2
warring
2
wrangling(noun, verb)
1
acknowledging(verb, affirming)
1
addressing
1
adjuring(verb, affirming)
1
administering
1
admitting(verb, affirming)
1
allotting
1
apportioning
1
approving(verb, affirming)
1
armed
1
assuring(verb, affirming)
1
attesting(verb, affirming)
1
avouching(verb, affirming)
1
banging
1
battled
1
bedding
1
belligerent
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