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confrontation(noun, action, fight, smash, conflict)
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disaffirm(verb, check, oppose, criticize, challenge)
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fray(noun, action, trouble, fight, challenge)
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lock horns(verb, expression, idiom, meet, consider)
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rivalry(noun, action, trouble, fight, challenge)
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ruckus(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
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war(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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broil(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
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call in question(verb, expression, idiom, attack, oppose)
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counter(verb, check, attack, oppose, fight)
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cross(verb, get, charge, attack, maintain)
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difficulty(noun, activity, break, trouble, bother)
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disclaim(verb, oppose, delay, challenge, avoid)
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skirmish(noun, verb, action, meet, attack)
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contravene(verb, check, oppose, criticize, challenge)
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duel(verb, stop, cut, meet, check)
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engagement(noun, action, fight, challenge, smash)
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take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, force)
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tussle(noun, verb, trouble, meet, attack)
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affray(noun, trouble, fight, challenge, smash)
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