5
sweep(verb, touch, physical)
5
trammel(verb, take, free, gain, catch)
4
misrule(noun, disorder, confusion, mess, muddle)
4
braid(noun, verb, join, twist, cross)
4
choke(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
4
come up against(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
4
contend(verb, disturb, oppose, fight, dispute)
4
cross(verb, oppose, join, dispute, challenge)
4
cross swords with(verb, expression, idiom, disturb, oppose)
4
delay(noun, verb, difficulty, hinder, stick)
4
lock horns(verb, expression, idiom, fight, dispute)
4
net(noun, verb, take, catch, fit)
4
obstruct(verb, hinder, knot, complicate)
4
shuffle(verb, disorder, disturb, wrestle, derange)
4
spat(noun, verb, fight, dispute, conflict)
4
sweep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
tiff(noun, verb, fight, dispute, conflict)
3
altercation(noun, conflict, discussion)
3
argue(verb, hold, mean, cover, oppose)
3
bait the hook(expression, idiom)
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