| brawl(verb, fight, contend) | |
| brook | |
| build up(expression, support, take, promote, encourage) | |
| campaign for(expression, support, take, promote, encourage) | |
| cloak(verb, close, cover, hide, protect) | |
| comfort(verb, support, hold, help, keep) | |
| command(verb, support, fix, run, continue) | |
| comprise | |
| conflict(verb, fight, contend, compete, vie) | |
| confute(verb, maintain, uphold, prove, justify) | |
| constitute | |
| contain | |
| contend for(verb, phrasal verb, vindication) | |
| contest(verb, return, fight, acknowledge, deny) | |
| contrast(verb, contend) | |
| control(verb, keep, maintain, do, resist) | |
| correspond | |
| countenance(verb, support, hold, take, help) | |
| counterattack | |
| counterbalance |
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