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come back at(verb, expression, idiom, deny, quash)
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compete(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
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confab(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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conflict with
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contrapose
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contrast with
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controversialize(verb, oppose, object, divide, conflict)
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controverts
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counterattack(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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counterpoise
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counterpose
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countervail
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counterwork
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cow(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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cripple(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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cross swords(expression, consider, dispute, deliberate, argue)
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crush
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curb(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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declass(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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decline(verb, reject, oppose, refuse, renounce)
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