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concours(event, fight, challenge, struggle)
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contact(verb, force, light, hit)
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contrariety(action, struggle, disagreement, hostility)
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contretemps(argument, quarrel, confrontation)
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controversy(event, fight, challenge, struggle)
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counteraction(action, event, fight, struggle)
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counterattack(verb, action, attack, fight)
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defiance(action, struggle, disagreement, test)
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disturbance(fight, distress, confusion, collapse)
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drive(charge, strike, offensive, violence)
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elbow
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essay(verb, work, play, fight)
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event(fight, struggle, match, opposition)
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friction
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onset(action, charge, attack, start)
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onslaught(action, charge, attack, start)
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rally(verb, meet, touch, talk)
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reception(acceptance, acknowledgment, delivery, receipt)
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resistance(action, split, struggle, division)
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rivalry(action, event, fight, challenge)
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