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take a chance(expression, idiom)
2
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1
accept
1
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1
admit
1
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brassy
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brazen
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brazen out
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chance
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chutzpadik
1
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1
complain loudly
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contend with
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court destruction
1
defy(verb, meet, oppose, dispute, provoke)
1
defy danger
1
dissent
1
encounter(verb, meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
1
face out
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