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belch(excited, appear, blaze, burst)
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brush with(expression, phrasal verb, meet, attack)
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carry on war(expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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catch fire(expression, burn, kindle, inflame)
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exchange blows(expression, meet, attack, dispute)
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fight(struggle, engage, clash, box)
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fire up(expression, blaze, flicker, flame)
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flip
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jet(collapse, excited, blast, appear)
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light(burn, glow, blaze, kindle)
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smoulder
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spew(excited, appear, blaze, burst)
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spurt(noun, excited, crash, appear)
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start up(expression, phrasal verb, burn, kindle)
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take all comers(expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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take fire(expression, burn, kindle, inflame)
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take the field(expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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take up the gauntlet(expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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tiff(noun, meet, attack, dispute)
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altercate(meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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