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conclave(noun, talk, argument, exchange)
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conference(noun, talk, argument, exchange)
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contradict(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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counter(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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date(noun, verb, meet, show, follow)
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debate(noun, verb, attack, fight, challenge)
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deny(verb, attack, fight, resist, face)
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disagree(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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disapprove(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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do or die(expression, idiom, event, fight, struggle)
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dog eat dog(expression, idiom, event, fight, struggle)
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emulation(noun, action, event, fight, challenge)
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face down(expression, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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fly in the face of(verb, expression, idiom, attack, fight)
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frown at(expression, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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gainsay(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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hinder(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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horse race(expression, event, fight, struggle, match)
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huddle(noun, talk, argument, exchange)
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introduction(noun, talk, find, welcome)
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