3
struggle with(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
contend with
2
fight(verb, disturb, oppose, dispute, resist)
2
tangle(verb, disturb, oppose, dispute, disagree)
2
tilt
1
battle(verb, oppose, fight, resist)
1
battle against
1
brawl(verb, disturb, oppose, dispute, disagree)
1
buck(verb, oppose, fight, resist, battle)
1
bump heads(verb, expression, fight, conflict, dissent)
1
bump heads with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, disturb)
1
clash(verb, disturb, oppose, fight, dispute)
1
collide(verb, disturb, oppose, dispute, disagree)
1
combat(verb, disturb, oppose, fight, dispute)
1
combat against
1
conflict(verb, oppose, dispute, dissent, disagree)
1
contend(verb, disturb, oppose, fight, dispute)
1
contest(verb, disturb, oppose, fight, dispute)
1
contrast(verb, disturb, oppose, dispute, disagree)
1
cope(verb, oppose, fight, resist, battle)
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