2
exact(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
2
face(verb, take, attack, fight, bear)
2
face down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, attack)
2
face off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, get)
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face the music(verb, expression, idiom, get, dispute)
2
fight(verb, take, attack, bear, endure)
2
gainsay(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
2
hang in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, dispute)
2
impeach(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
2
impose(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
2
impugn(verb, get, oppose, dispute, provoke)
2
inquire(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
2
insist upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, dispute)
2
investigate(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
2
invite competition(verb, expression, get, dispute, provoke)
2
make a point of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, get)
2
make a stand(verb, expression, idiom, get, dispute)
2
object to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, dispute)
2
oppose(verb, fight, dispute, bear, challenge)
2
provoke(verb, get, dispute, demand, claim)
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