2
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2
throw down the gauntlet(verb, expression, idiom, get, oppose)
2
thwart(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
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2
traverse(verb, support, stop, force, attack)
2
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2
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2
weather(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
1
abide(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
1
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1
antagonize(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
1
ask for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, dispute)
1
ask for trouble(expression, idiom, provoke, challenge)
1
assert(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
1
attack(verb, oppose, fight, struggle, resist)
1
bar(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
1
belief(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose)
1
bell the cat(expression, idiom)
1
bicker(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose)
1
bite the bullet(expression, idiom)
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