403 entries under verb topic. ×

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altercate(consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
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battle(noun, attack, oppose, fight)
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confab(check, develop, consider, see)
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hesitate(pause, wait, scruple, irresolution)
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investigate(run, agitate, question, inspect)
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negotiate(check, consider, settle, see)
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row(noun, oppose, fight, dispute)
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say(state, charge, maintain, declare)
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ventilate(trouble, run, disturb, settle)
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hassle(noun, fight, dispute, informal)
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ask(check, consider, see, respect)
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challenge(noun, oppose, dispute, difficulty)
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combat(noun, attack, fight, dispute)
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converse(noun, develop, review, deliberate)
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demur(noun, stop, difficulty, issue)
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discept(consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
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fence
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muse(noun, study, consider, examine)
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orate
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remark(noun, develop, mark, note)
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