| brush with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, attack) |
| carry on war(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack) |
| close |
| combat |
| come to blows(verb, expression, idiom, attack, fight) |
| do battle(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight) |
| duel(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute) |
| flare up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, attack) |
| ply weapons(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight) |
| quarrel(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute) |
| scrap(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute) |
| take all comers(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack) |
| take the field(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack) |
| take up the gauntlet(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack) |
| tilt(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge) |
| altercate(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge) |
| assault(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute) |
| attack(verb, meet, fight, dispute, challenge) |
| bear arms(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight) |
| bicker(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge) |