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conflict(action, fight, dispute, challenge)
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contention(action, fight, dispute, speech)
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dustup(fight, dispute, speech, disagreement)
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rhubarb(fight, dispute, informal, speech)
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ruckus(trouble, fight, dispute, speech)
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scrap(action, trouble, fight, dispute)
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controversy(trouble, fight, dispute, challenge)
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debate(fight, dispute, difficulty, challenge)
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polemic(conflict, argument, clinkers, discussion)
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rumpus(action, trouble, fight, dispute)
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set-to(action, trouble, fight, dispute)
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word(conflict, discussion)
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affray(action, trouble, fight, dispute)
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beef(fight, dispute, challenge, speech)
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bicker(fight, conflict, quarrel, row)
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blowup(fight, dispute, difficulty, speech)
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brannigan(disorder, fight, dispute, speech)
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brawl(trouble, fight, dispute, challenge)
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contest(action, fight, dispute, challenge)
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contretemps(dispute, disagreement, argument, quarrel)
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