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dispute(noun, verb, move, trouble, charge)
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argue(verb, move, trouble, charge, check)
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discuss(verb, activity, move, trouble, give)
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controversy(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, difficulty)
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argument(noun, fight, dispute, difficulty, issue)
20
consider(verb, check, settle, see, respect)
19
wrangle(noun, verb, oppose, fight, dispute)
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quarrel(noun, verb, trouble, oppose, fight)
18
deliberate(verb, activity, check, consider, settle)
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discussion(noun, dispute, difficulty, reason, issue)
16
contest(noun, verb, run, oppose, settle)
16
argumentation(noun, dispute, reason, case, words)
16
contend(verb, state, move, maintain, oppose)
16
squabble(noun, verb, fight, dispute, difficulty)
14
talk(noun, verb, develop, deliberate, argue)
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contention(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, difficulty)
14
disagreement(noun, fight, dispute, difficulty, issue)
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altercation(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, difficulty)
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deliberation(noun, study, mark, note, regard)
13
question(noun, verb, check, consider, maintain)
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