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exchange blows(verb, expression, meet, fight)
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flare up(expression, meet, challenge, struggle)
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go to war(verb, expression, idiom, meet)
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grapple with(verb, expression, combat)
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joust(verb, meet, fight, dispute)
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meet(verb, fight, dispute, challenge)
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oppugn(verb, meet, dispute, challenge)
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ply weapons(expression, meet, fight, challenge)
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protect(verb, meet, dispute, challenge)
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repel(verb, meet, dispute, challenge)
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resist(verb, meet, dispute, challenge)
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rowdy(verb, meet, dispute, challenge)
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scuffle(verb, meet, fight, challenge)
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take all comers(expression, idiom, meet, challenge)
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take the field(expression, idiom, meet, challenge)
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take up the gauntlet(expression, idiom, meet, challenge)
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tilt(verb, meet, fight, challenge)
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traverse(verb, meet, dispute, challenge)
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tug(verb, meet, dispute, challenge)
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tussle(verb, meet, fight, challenge)
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