| approximate(verb, meet, match, equal, near) |
| argue(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute) |
| assay(verb, work, strain, struggle, try) |
| assertive(adjective, tough, smart, energetic, vigorous) |
| assertory(adjective, tough, smart, energetic, vigorous) |
| attack(verb, work, struggle, try, seek) |
| badger(verb, follow, harass, trace, track) |
| bait(verb, follow, harass, trace, track) |
| bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, censure) |
| be after(verb, follow, pursue, investigate, scratch) |
| be on the lookout(verb, examine, look, seek, search) |
| be subsequent to(verb, follow, pursue, track, result) |
| bear comparison with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, match) |
| bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack) |
| bedog |
| bend over backward(verb, expression, idiom, work, struggle) |
| berate(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| blame(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| blast(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, object) |
| bob for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, follow, pursue) |