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jostle(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
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keep(verb, hold, grasp, fasten, grip)
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latch(noun, verb, close, secure, bar)
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leash(verb, touch, stick, unite, link)
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match wits(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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moor
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oppose(verb, meet, play, fight, challenge)
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opposition(noun, grasp, split, division, disagreement)
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oppugn(meet, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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palm(verb, touch, handle, try, sense)
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participate in(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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pit oneself against(verb, expression, idiom, play, fight)
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play(verb, fight, challenge, face, contest)
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purchase(noun, hold, grasp, restraint, shake)
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quarrel(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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