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clank(noun, smash, crash, clatter, clang)
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close
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collide
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collision(noun, action, meet, attack, fight)
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confront(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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contretemps(noun, argument, quarrel, confrontation)
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controvert(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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cope(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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cross swords(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
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dust-up
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embroilment(noun, dispute, smash, conflict, crash)
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face-off(noun, conflict, argument, quarrel, confrontation)
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free-for-all(noun, action, work, fight, dispute)
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go for jugular(expression, idiom, meet, oppose, fight)
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go to war(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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have at(expression, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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hostility(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
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knock oneself out(expression, idiom, meet, oppose, fight)
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litigate(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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make play for(expression, idiom, meet, oppose, fight)
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