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row(verb, fight, dispute, argue, disagree)
3
spar(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
3
tilt(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
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altercate(verb, consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
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be in the running(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
2
bid(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
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break with(expression, dispute, argue, disagree)
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bump heads(verb, expression, consider, oppose, fight)
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challenge(verb, play, fight, question, face)
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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, challenge, face)
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feud(dispute, cross, argue, disagree)
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go after(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play)
2
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, challenge)
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hash over(expression, dispute, argue, disagree)
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have at it(expression, idiom, dispute, argue, disagree)
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in the hunt(expression, idiom, play, fight, challenge)
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