| counteraction(noun, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| counterinsurgency(conflict, discord, combat, battle, war) | |
| discord(conflict, combat, battle, fighting) | |
| do or die(expression, idiom, event, fight, struggle) | |
| dog eat dog(expression, idiom, event, fight, struggle) | |
| draft | |
| draught | |
| draughtsman | |
| draughty | |
| drawing | |
| drayage | |
| duel(opposition, competition, contention) | |
| embroilment | |
| encounter(noun, action, event, fight, challenge) | |
| engagement(noun, action, event, fight, challenge) | |
| event(noun, fight, struggle, match, opposition) | |
| exchange of blows(expression, idiom) | |
| extraction | |
| fighting(conflict, discord, combat, battle) | |
| fire fight |
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