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| one on one(idiom, event, fight, struggle) | |
| opposing views(noun, dispute, conflict, disagreement) | |
| pairing off(event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| passage of arms | |
| physical encounter(noun, action, fight, dispute) | |
| poles apart(disagreement, opposition, protest, resistance) | |
| question at issue(idiom, discord, inquiry) | |
| rat race(event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| sour note(disagreement, opposition, protest, dissent) | |
| sparring match(noun, action, fight, dispute) | |
| striking back(support, fight, opposition, resistance) | |
| subject of inquiry(idiom, discord, inquiry) | |
| tug of war(idiom, trouble, conflict, discord) | |
| war of words | |
| warding off(support, fight, opposition, resistance) | |
| active service(idiom, warfare) | |
| apple of discord(idiom, discord) | |
| armed conflict(noun, conflict, combat) | |
| bad press(clinkers, terrorism, sonance) | |
| bad vibe(disagreement, dissent, discord, clinkers) |
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