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altercate(verb, consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
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be in the running(verb, play, fight, face)
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bid(verb, play, fight, face)
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bump heads(verb, expression, consider, oppose, fight)
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confute(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
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contradict(verb, question, contest, impugn)
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controvert(meet, consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
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discept(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
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encounter(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
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face(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
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fence(verb, play, fight, face)
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go after(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play)
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go for(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play)
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go for broke(verb, expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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go for the gold(expression, idiom, play, fight)
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in the hunt(expression, idiom, play, fight)
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jockey for position(verb, expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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joust(verb, play, fight, face)
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match strength(expression, play, fight, face)
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match wits(expression, play, fight, face)
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