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deliberate(consider, dispute, argue, discuss)
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demonstrate(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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discuss(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue)
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disprove(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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divide(argue, disagree, tangle, differ, wrangle)
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do battle(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
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duel(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
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embroil(argue, disagree, tangle, differ, wrangle)
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exchange blows(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
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face down(expression, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
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face off(expression, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
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fall out(verb, expression, dispute, argue, disagree)
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find fault(expression, argue, disagree, tangle, differ)
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flare up(expression, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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gang up on(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
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get tough with(expression, idiom, argue, disagree, tangle)
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go one on one(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
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