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bicker(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
4
cross(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
4
expose(verb, upset, break, attack, fight)
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wrangle(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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altercate(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
3
clash(verb, meet, oppose, fight, challenge)
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fight(verb, meet, attack, oppose, struggle)
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resist(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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agitate(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
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battle(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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confront(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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discept(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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encounter(meet, attack, oppose, fight, struggle)
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face(meet, attack, oppose, fight, struggle)
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have at(expression, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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impugn(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, deny)
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kick around(expression, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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lock horns(expression, meet, consider, oppose, fight)
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obstruct(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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pick a bone(expression, idiom, consider, oppose, dispute)
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