3
match(noun, dispute, argument, consideration, discussion)
3
misunderstanding(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
3
mull over(expression, consider, examine, deliberate, contemplate)
3
palaver(noun, talk, conversation)
3
paper war(expression, idiom, reasoning, contention)
3
patter(noun, verb, speech, speak)
3
pause(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple, irresolution)
3
prattle(noun, verb, speech, speak)
3
public debate(noun, expression, idiom)
3
put up argument(verb, expression, idiom, state, charge)
3
query(noun, verb, dispute, challenge, question)
3
recite(verb, speak)
3
refuting(noun, dispute, argument, consideration, discussion)
3
rhubarb(noun, fight, dispute, informal, speech)
3
ruminate(consider, examine, deliberate, contemplate, reflect)
3
run-in(noun, fight, dispute, difficulty, challenge)
3
scrutinise
3
set-to(noun, fight, dispute, challenge, speech)
3
set to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, charge)
3
sift(verb, give, run, consider, free)
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