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stand up against(expression, idiom)
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stare down
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stick it to(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
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strive against
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subdue
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take a stand(verb, expression, idiom, attack, fight)
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take issue(verb, expression, attack, fight, resist)
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take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, fight)
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talk back(expression, fight, dispute, cross, disagree)
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taunt(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
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thwart(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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turn the tables(verb, expression, idiom, attack, fight)
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verbally fight(expression, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
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wrangle(dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel, contend)
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accumbent
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antagonize
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asked for(expression, dispute, demand, claim, question)
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athwart
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