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bid(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
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buck(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
2
buffet(manage, handle, endure, suffer, confront)
2
challenge(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
2
clash of arms(expression, idiom, contention)
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competition(noun, run, rush, match, contest)
2
confront(light, oppose, see, manage, handle)
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confrontation(noun, action, touch, fight, dispute)
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cope(verb, manage, handle, grasp, struggle)
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cope with(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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essay(noun, verb, work, play, fight)
2
face(verb, light, oppose, see, play)
2
fib
2
fighting
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fisticuffs(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
2
go after(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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go for the gold(expression, idiom, play, fight, challenge)
2
hostility(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
2
in the hunt(expression, idiom, play, fight, challenge)
2
jam(noun, struggle)
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