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bickering(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, anxiety)
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brawl(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, speech)
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fray(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
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hatred(noun, dislike, disagreement, resentment, resistance)
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hypothesis(noun, position, claim, argument, notion)
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incompatibility(noun, enmity, discordance)
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race(noun, event, fight, struggle, match)
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set-to(noun, action, fight, dispute, speech)
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tilt(noun, event, fight, struggle, conflict)
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wrangling(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
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affirmation(noun, verb, position, claim, argument)
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arguing
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asseveration(noun, position, claim, argument, assertion)
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challenge(noun, issue, disagreement, opposition, subject)
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claim(noun, position, reason, case, argument)
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collision(noun, action, fight, conflict, argument)
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contrariety(noun, action, dispute, dislike, struggle)
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faction(noun, state, trouble, dispute, conflict)
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fighting(noun, support, action, trouble, fight)
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hubbub(noun, conflict, disagreement, disturbance, argument)
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