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ply weapons(expression, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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protect(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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prove(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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put up a struggle(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
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put up argument(expression, idiom, consider, deliberate, argue)
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question(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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reason(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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rebut(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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refute(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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repel(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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resist(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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rowdy(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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sass(dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel, contend)
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scuffle(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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sock it to(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
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spat(verb, dispute, conflict, engage, argue)
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stick it to(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
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take all comers(expression, idiom, meet, attack, challenge)
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take exception(expression, argue, disagree, tangle, differ)
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take on(expression, dispute, argue, quarrel, tangle)
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