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strike(noun, verb, force, charge, meet)
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bump(noun, verb, force, hit, blow)
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contend(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
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happen(verb, light, see, chance, take a risk)
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squabble(verb, argue, quarrel)
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action(noun, fight, challenge, struggle, conflict)
10
contention(noun, action, event, fight, dispute)
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engage(verb, meet, attack, light, oppose)
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feel(verb, support, take, get, accept)
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happen upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, get)
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hit upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, take)
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bout(noun, action, meet, attack, event)
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