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action(fight, struggle, conflict, disagreement)
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affray(action, trouble, fight, dispute)
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alienation
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analysis(argument, debate, conversation, dissertation)
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antithesis(action, dislike, split, struggle)
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assumption
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axiom
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bad blood(expression, dispute, dislike, hatred)
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bitterness(dislike, conflict, disagreement, hatred)
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bone of contention(expression, idiom, dispute, speech)
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bone to pick(expression, idiom, dispute, speech)
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bout(action, event, fight, dispute)
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brush(action, fight, dispute, struggle)
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challenger
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clamor
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clashing(fight, dispute, dislike, split)
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combativeness
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competitiveness(opposition, competition)
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competitor
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conjecture(topic, dissertation)
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