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detrition
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difference(state, trouble, fight, dispute)
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dissonance(state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
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grinding(adjective, clean, stroke, contact)
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irritation(contact, abrasion, rubbing, lack of harmony)
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rub(clean, stroke, scrub, scour)
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traction(contact, abrasion, rubbing)
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wearing away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, contact)
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agitation(contact, abrasion, rubbing, lack of harmony)
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bickering(trouble, fight, dispute, split)
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faction(state, trouble, conflict, disagreement)
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grating(contact, abrasion, rubbing)
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hassle(trouble, fight, dispute, split)
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resentment(dislike, conflict, disagreement, hatred)
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row(fight, dispute, informal, conflict)
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variance(state, trouble, fight, dispute)
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wrangling(trouble, conflict, disagreement, hostility)
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clashing(fight, dispute, dislike, split)
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confrontation(state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
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contradiction(disagreement, opposition, divergence)
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