4
thrash out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, maintain, settle)
4
treat(verb, check, develop, consider, see)
4
turn over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, consider, contemplate)
4
voice(noun, verb, speech, speak)
4
war(noun, verb, oppose, dispute, object)
4
war of words(expression, idiom, conversation, contention)
4
wrangling(noun, dispute, disagreement, argument, difference)
3
address(lecture, sermon)
3
agitation(noun, dispute, argument, consideration, discussion)
3
analysis(noun, study, class, exercise, subject)
3
application(noun, study, mark, note, regard)
3
arguing
3
attention(noun, study, mark, note, regard)
3
brawl(noun, verb, oppose, fight, dispute)
3
brood(verb, think)
3
chitchat(noun, verb, speech, speak)
3
clamor(verb, commotion, shout, yell, scream)
3
colloquy(noun, argument, meeting, conversation, discussion)
3
compare notes(verb, expression, check, consider, settle)
3
competition(noun, dispute, disagreement, disputation)
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