| apply oneself to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, give) |
| assert(charge, maintain, defend, argue) |
| assume |
| attempt |
| attend to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, give, direct) |
| aver(charge, maintain, defend, argue) |
| avow(charge, maintain, defend, argue) |
| bash(verb, attack, criticize, blast, storm) |
| battle(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle) |
| berate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| blister(verb, attack, criticize, blast, storm) |
| brawl(verb, challenge, deny, doubt, question) |
| buckle to |
| bump heads(verb, expression, fight, challenge, deny) |
| bushwhack |
| bust(verb, attack, criticize, blast, storm) |
| challenge(verb, deny, doubt, question, contest) |
| charge(verb, attack, maintain, criticize, dispute) |
| claim(charge, maintain, defend, argue) |
| come down on(expression, idiom) |