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chance upon(expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
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quarrel(noun, action, fight, conflict)
12
strike(noun, force, charge, meet)
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bump(noun, force, hit, blow)
11
contend(take, meet, attack, oppose)
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happen(light, see, chance, take a risk)
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meet with(expression, phrasal verb, break, get)
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squabble(argue, quarrel)
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suffer(take, get, meet, accept)
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engage(meet, attack, light, oppose)
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feel(support, take, get, accept)
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happen upon(expression, phrasal verb, take, get)
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hit upon(expression, phrasal verb, break, take)
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challenge(noun, take, meet, oppose)
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chance(meet, light, see, discover)
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discover(meet, see, catch, observe)
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endure(support, take, get, meet)
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know(support, take, get, meet)
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receive(support, take, get, meet)
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shock(noun, action, force, hit)
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