9
struggle(verb, action, act, meet, oppose)
8
contend(verb, consider, oppose, play, fight)
8
dispute(verb, meet, consider, oppose, fight)
6
squabble
6
wrangle(verb, consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
5
argue(verb, meet, consider, oppose, fight)
5
clash(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
5
collide(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
5
fight(verb, meet, oppose, play, dispute)
5
quarrel(verb, fight, dispute, challenge, divide)
4
bicker(verb, consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
4
contest(verb, meet, consider, oppose, play)
4
hassle(verb, consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
4
quibble(verb, fight, dispute, challenge, cross)
4
tangle(verb, fight, dispute, conflict, argue)
3
bandy(verb, consider, oppose, play, fight)
3
battle(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
3
conflict
3
cope with(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
3
cross(dispute, disagree, quarrel, contend, quibble)
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