5
venture(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
5
withstand(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
4
assemble(verb, meet, touch, gather)
4
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4
concurrence(noun, chance, meeting)
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4
fall in with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
4
hassle(noun, verb, action, work, fight)
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hazard(verb, expose, defy, endanger, compromise)
4
jeopardize(verb, expose, defy, endanger, compromise)
4
knock(verb, hit, blow, strike, shock)
4
meet up with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
4
perceive(verb, get, meet, accept, see)
4
percussion(noun, force, hit, blow, strike)
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protest(noun, verb, attack, fight, resist)
4
run(noun, event, fight, struggle, match)
4
strive(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
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stumble(verb, meet, light, oppose, see)
4
take a chance(verb, expression, idiom, take a risk, take risk)
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