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| hang in(get, oppose, fight, dispute) | |
| hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) | |
| hold off(verb, stop, attack, maintain) | |
| hurl defiance at(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, challenge) | |
| insist upon(get, oppose, fight, dispute) | |
| invite competition(get, oppose, fight, dispute) | |
| make a stand(verb, idiom, take, get) | |
| make bold(idiom, advance, courage, operate) | |
| not heed(verb, disregard, ignore, snub) | |
| not listen(verb, disregard, ignore, snub) | |
| not mind(verb, disregard, ignore, snub) | |
| object to(verb, get, oppose, fight) | |
| put in jeopardy(verb, idiom, advance, challenge) | |
| remain firm(verb, stop, attack, maintain) | |
| search out(get, attack, fight, dispute) | |
| take a flyer(verb, idiom, set, advance) | |
| take a plunge(verb, idiom, advance, challenge) | |
| take it(verb, take, meet, oppose) | |
| turn down(verb, phrasal verb, stop, attack) | |
| abstain from(verb, stop, attack, maintain) |
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