4
campaign(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare)
4
enviousness(noun, hatred, bitterness, prejudice, greed)
4
vying
3
adversary
3
animosity(noun, trouble, dispute, dislike, conflict)
3
bickering(noun, trouble, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
3
bloodshed(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare)
3
challenger
3
collision(fight, battle, war)
3
conflagration(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare)
3
confrontation(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
3
crusade(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare)
3
disagreement(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
3
disputant
3
duel(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
3
encounter(noun, action, event, fight, challenge)
3
ill will(noun, expression, dislike, hatred, resentment)
3
opponent
3
tournament(noun, event, fight, challenge, struggle)
2
antipathy(noun, dislike, disagreement, hatred, resentment)
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