6
put up a fight(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, action)
6
resist(verb, support, force, meet, attack)
6
riot(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
6
roughhouse(noun, force, fight, violence, angariation)
6
scrape(noun, verb, trouble, worry, difficulty)
6
set-to(noun, work, meet, attack, fight)
6
shinny
6
spar(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
6
squirm(verb, disturb, worry, strive, lament)
6
stand(noun, verb, support, meet, oppose)
6
stumble(verb, action, act, conflict, trial)
6
tangle(noun, verb, action, trouble, act)
6
tug-of-war(noun, event, fight, challenge, conflict)
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twist(noun, verb, worry, burden, pain)
6
undertaking(noun, performance, go, work, energy)
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venture(noun, verb, go, work, attack)
6
wrangle(noun, verb, support, trouble, work)
6
writhe(verb, disturb, worry, strive, lament)
5
try one's hardest(verb, expression, action, act, work)
5
work like a dog(verb, expression, action, act, work)
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