| antagonism(noun, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| armed conflict(expression, conflict, discord, combat, battle) | |
| armed struggle(expression, conflict, discord, combat, battle) | |
| armored combat | |
| arms(conflict, discord, combat, battle, fighting) | |
| athletic event(expression, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| attraction | |
| battle royal | |
| blows(conflict, discord, combat, battle, fighting) | |
| bout(noun, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| brush | |
| bullfight | |
| campaigning(conflict, discord, combat, battle, fighting) | |
| candidacy(noun, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| championship(noun, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| clash of arms(expression, idiom) | |
| cockfight | |
| concours(noun, event, fight, challenge, struggle) | |
| contention(noun, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| controversy(noun, event, fight, challenge, struggle) |
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