135 entries under verb topic. ×

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struggle(action, act, oppose, fight)
4
contend(take, meet, oppose, play)
3
contest(oppose, fight, struggle, resist)
3
strive(opposition, competition, opponent)
2
accost(take, meet, oppose, play)
2
affront(take, meet, oppose, play)
2
dare(take, meet, oppose, play)
2
defy(take, meet, oppose, play)
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encounter(take, meet, oppose, play)
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make a stand(expression, idiom, take, meet)
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match(oppose, fight, opposition, face)
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resist(take, meet, oppose, play)
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tell off(expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
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vie(oppose, fight, opposition, face)
2
withstand(take, meet, oppose, play)
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abide(take, meet, oppose, play)
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allow(take, meet, oppose, play)
1
battle(oppose, fight, struggle, resist)
1
be confronted by(take, meet, oppose, play)
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bear(take, meet, oppose, play)
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