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| run the risk(idiom, expose, endanger, compromise) | |
| set aside(verb, phrasal verb, disregard, delay) | |
| set naught by | |
| set up(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| shoot it out(idiom, oppose, fight, resist) | |
| shoot the moon(idiom, set, speculate, bet) | |
| shoot the works(idiom, set, speculate, bet) | |
| sit and take it(verb, idiom, bear, endure) | |
| skate on thin ice(idiom, expose, endanger, compromise) | |
| sound off(verb, oppose, criticize, object) | |
| spare no effort(idiom, support, force, maintain) | |
| speak against(verb, attack, fight, resist) | |
| square off(verb, take, meet, oppose) | |
| stand fast(verb, bear, endure, resist) | |
| stand firm(verb, idiom, bear, endure) | |
| stand up against(verb, idiom, bear, endure) | |
| start something(provoke, challenge) | |
| stick fast(verb, bear, challenge, endure) | |
| stick it out(idiom, get, dispute, provoke) | |
| struggle against(verb, stop, attack, maintain) |
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