| rip(verb, take, attack, oppose, rush) |
| scold(verb, take, attack, oppose, criticize) |
| take exception(expression, maintain, oppose, protest, complain) |
| take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, attack) |
| accuse(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest) |
| acknowledge(declare, confirm, admit) |
| admit(declare, acknowledge, confirm) |
| admonish(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| aggrandize(verb, blow, fake, shoot, alarm) |
| aggress(verb, take, attack, rush, rage) |
| allow(declare, acknowledge, confirm, admit) |
| announce(verb, state, declare, demonstrate, proclaim) |
| annunciate(state, release, declare, issue, call) |
| argue against(oppose, criticize, fight, cross, protest) |
| articulate(verb, pronounce, enunciate, mouthed, coherently) |
| ascribe(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest) |
| assail(verb, take, attack, rush, rage) |
| assault(verb, take, attack, rush, rage) |
| assert(state, maintain, oppose, declare, confirm) |
| asseverate(maintain, oppose, declare, object, protest) |