5
disprove(verb, consider, oppose, return, dispute)
5
emulation(noun, trouble, event, fight, challenge)
5
gainsay(verb, check, fight, challenge, resist)
5
joust(noun, verb, meet, attack, play)
5
play(noun, verb, oppose, fight, sport)
5
row(noun, verb, support, work, force)
5
striving(noun, trouble, work, event, fight)
5
wrestle(verb, play, fight, challenge, struggle)
4
repel(verb, support, force, check, maintain)
4
attack(noun, verb, work, meet, oppose)
4
box
4
broil(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
4
compete with(verb, oppose, imitate, battle, compete)
4
confrontation(noun, action, fight, dispute, talk)
4
deny(verb, check, oppose, return, fight)
4
fight over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fight, altercate)
4
fracas(noun, action, meet, attack, fight)
4
go(noun, fight, dispute, informal, struggle)
4
impugn(verb, check, challenge, resist, deny)
4
lock horns(verb, expression, meet, consider, oppose)
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