2
expose(verb, attack, oppose, fight, prevent)
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2
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frown at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, fight)
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not countenance(verb, expression, attack, fight, prevent)
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quarrel(verb, oppose, object, divide, conflict)
2
resist(verb, attack, oppose, fight, dislike)
2
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2
speak against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, fight)
2
take a stand(verb, expression, idiom, attack, fight)
2
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, oppose)
2
turn the tables(verb, expression, idiom, attack, fight)
2
withstand(verb, attack, oppose, fight, dislike)
1
altercate(verb, oppose, object, divide, conflict)
1
animadvert(verb, oppose, fight, censure, challenge)
1
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1
assail(verb, attack, fight, prevent, resist)
1
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1
attack(verb, oppose, fight, prevent, resist)
1
bar(verb, attack, fight, prevent, resist)
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