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encounter(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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endure(verb, bear, resist, pursue, face)
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expose(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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flush(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss, abandon)
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fly in face of(verb, expression, idiom, support, turn)
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forsake(verb, reject, dismiss, abandon, dislike)
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frown at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, fight)
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frustrate
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grapple with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, bear)
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hang on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, bear)
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hang tough(verb, expression, take, bear, endure)
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have bone to pick(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, dispute)
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hinder(verb, attack, oppose, fight, dispute)
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hit back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, dispute)
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hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, bear)
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hold out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, bear)
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kill(undo, reverse, contradict, void, refute)
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match(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
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meet(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
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negate(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, undo)
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