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gameness(noun, attack, power, spirit, fight)
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grit(spirit, dash, courage, nerve, guts)
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guts(spirit, dash, courage, nerve, pluck)
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hardihood(noun, attack, power, spirit, fight)
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heart(spirit, dash, courage)
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heroism(spirit, dash, courage, nerve, guts)
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ill will(noun, expression, violence, opposition, hatred)
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infighting
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inimicality(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
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intrepidity(noun, spirit, dash, courage, nerve)
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intrepidness(spirit, dash, courage)
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irritation(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
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jingoism
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lion-heartedness(spirit, dash, courage, nerve, guts)
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low boiling point(expression, idiom, passion, fit, temper)
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militarism
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nerve(spirit, dash, courage, guts, pluck)
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peevishness(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
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pluckiness(noun, spirit, dash, courage)
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prowess(spirit, dash, courage, nerve, guts)
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