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scrap(noun, verb, action, trouble, meet)
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contend(verb, move, stop, meet, attack)
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dissension(noun, break, trouble, fight, split)
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brawl(noun, verb, trouble, meet, attack)
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deny(verb, check, attack, oppose, return)
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oppose(verb, support, stop, take, force)
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battle(noun, verb, stop, action, trouble)
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contradict(verb, check, attack, oppose, criticize)
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doubt(noun, verb, trouble, oppose, difficulty)
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fracas(noun, trouble, fight, smash, conflict)
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strife(noun, trouble, fight, split, challenge)
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controvert(verb, meet, attack, consider, oppose)
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gainsay(verb, check, attack, oppose, criticize)
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struggle(noun, verb, support, trouble, force)
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altercate(verb, meet, attack, consider, oppose)
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dissent(noun, verb, break, trouble, oppose)
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encounter(noun, verb, action, meet, attack)
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refute(verb, consider, oppose, return, challenge)
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confute(verb, consider, oppose, challenge, expose)
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hassle(noun, verb, phrasal verb, activity, support)
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