6
front(verb, meet, light, oppose, see)
6
gamble(verb, expose, defy, endanger, compromise)
6
grapple with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
6
have(verb, support, take, get, meet)
6
impact(noun, force, hit, blow, strike)
6
joust(noun, verb, meet, attack, play)
6
notice(get, meet, accept, see, follow)
6
oppose(verb, take, meet, play, allow)
6
resist(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
6
showdown(noun, fight, dispute, smash, talk)
6
taste(verb, get, meet, accept, have)
6
turn up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
6
tussle(noun, verb, work, meet, attack)
5
accost(verb, take, meet, light, oppose)
5
altercation(fight, argument, quarrel, combat, battle)
5
appointment(noun, chance, meeting, rendezvous)
5
be exposed to(verb, expression, idiom, get, notice)
5
breast
5
catch(verb, break, take, close, meet)
5
clash with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, fight)
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