4
stick(verb, bear, informal, challenge, endure)
3
bear(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
3
restrain(verb, stop, prevent, deter, prohibit)
3
slight(verb, disregard, reject, ignore, challenge)
3
survive(verb, bear, endure, resist, weather)
3
antagonize(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
3
argue(verb, support, force, attack, maintain)
3
battle(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
3
book
3
breast
3
buck(verb, support, stop, force, attack)
3
countermand
3
counterwork(verb, counteract)
3
declare
3
defend
3
demur(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
3
deny(verb, attack, fight, resist, face)
3
frustrate(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, resist)
3
go counter to(verb, expression, idiom, disregard, ignore)
3
grapple with(verb, expression, take, meet, oppose)
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