2
complain(argue, disagree, tangle)
2
contact
2
cope(verb, work, meet, oppose, fight)
2
cope with(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
2
cross swords(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
2
deform
2
devote(verb, give, mean, plan, resolve)
2
dig(verb, work, drive, determine, strain)
2
direct(verb, give, mean, plan, design)
2
dispute(noun, verb, support, force, meet)
2
distort
2
do a job(expression, idiom, drive, manage, try)
2
do one's best(verb, try)
2
engage in(verb, expression, support, force, maintain)
2
experiment(criticize, try, pursue, blast, seek)
2
extend
2
face(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
2
fall out(verb, expression, support, force, maintain)
2
filter
2
filtrate
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