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con(noun, match, opposition, opponent, enemy)
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conflict(noun, fight, defend, contend, compete)
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confront(verb, study, meet, consider, oppose)
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contend against
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contending(adjective, hostile, conflicting, opposite, opposing)
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contention
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contradictory
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cope(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
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counter(consider, oppose, play, challenge, hostile)
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counterpart(noun, match, balance, equal, double)
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couple(noun, balance, equal, equivalent, counterpart)
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disputing(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
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dissentient(noun, adjective, opposition, hostile, counter)
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ditto(verb, follow, match, imitate, outdo)
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draw(verb, meet, equal)
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encounter(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
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equalize(verb, make, meet, total, level)
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face(verb, meet, consider, oppose, play)
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fellow(noun, equal, contemporary)
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fence(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
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