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meet(noun, verb, upset, break, take)
29
struggle(noun, verb, action, work, meet)
27
clash(noun, verb, action, work, force)
27
conflict(noun, verb, action, work, meet)
26
battle(noun, verb, action, work, meet)
24
engagement(noun, action, event, fight, challenge)
21
combat(noun, verb, action, work, meet)
20
fight(noun, verb, action, take, meet)
20
confront(verb, upset, take, cover, meet)
18
face(verb, upset, cover, meet, attack)
15
confrontation(noun, meet, fight, dispute, strike)
15
meeting(noun, force, event, blow, fight)
14
dispute(noun, verb, action, meet, attack)
11
contend(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
10
contention(noun, action, event, fight, dispute)
9
bout(noun, action, meet, attack, event)
9
challenge(noun, verb, take, meet, oppose)
8
competition(noun, action, fight, challenge, struggle)
8
match(noun, verb, event, oppose, fight)
8
set-to(noun, action, work, meet, attack)
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