| evade(verb, dispute, shift, wrangle, carp) |
| exert oneself(verb, expression, support, force, maintain) |
| fall out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, force) |
| fence(verb, dispute, shift, wrangle, carp) |
| flip-flop(verb, dispute, shift, wrangle, carp) |
| fly in the face of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, decline) |
| force(verb, support, maintain, oppose, continue) |
| further(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose) |
| hammer away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, force) |
| have at it(verb, expression, idiom, wrangle, waffle) |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, shift, waffle) |
| hypercriticize(verb, dispute, shift, wrangle, carp) |
| lay into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, force) |
| light into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, force) |
| maintain(verb, support, force, oppose, continue) |
| make a big thing about(verb, expression, idiom, wrangle, waffle) |
| make a stand against(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) |
| nit-pick(verb, dispute, shift, wrangle, carp) |
| object(verb, oppose, disagree, contradict, differ) |
| oppose(verb, support, force, maintain, continue) |