2
believe
2
blah-blah(noun, dispute, argument, consideration, discussion)
2
blowup(noun, fight, dispute, difficulty, speech)
2
boggle(pause, hesitate, scruple, irresolution)
2
bone of contention(noun, expression, idiom, fight, dispute)
2
brainstorm(verb, check, consider, see, respect)
2
break(noun, verb, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
bump heads(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, divide)
2
call in question(expression, idiom, attack, oppose, fight)
2
case
2
cerebrate(verb, consider, examine, think, deliberate)
2
chalk talk(expression, address, appeal, lecture, paper)
2
chew the fat(verb, expression, idiom, dispute, argue)
2
claim(noun, verb, state, charge, maintain)
2
collogue(verb, check, consider, see, respect)
2
colloquium(noun, meeting, conversation, discussion, conference)
2
comment
2
comment upon(verb, phrasal verb, reasoning)
2
commentary(address, appeal, lecture, paper, sermon)
2
compete
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