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lip
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make a big thing about(verb, expression, idiom, wrangle, waffle)
1
mix it up(verb, expression, idiom, dispute, disagree)
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moot(verb, consider, dispute, deliberate, argue)
1
nit-pick(verb, dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle)
1
operate(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed, answer)
1
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paralogize(verb, dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle)
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parry(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, claim)
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perform(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed, answer)
1
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1
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plead(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, claim)
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pretend(verb, dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle)
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prevaricate(verb, dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle)
1
proceed(verb, act, acknowledge, answer, counter)
1
prove(verb, consider, dispute, deliberate, argue)
1
provoke
1
put up a fight(verb, expression, idiom, dispute, disagree)
1
put up a struggle(verb, expression, idiom, dispute, disagree)
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