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fractiousness, tractableness, Pulpous, pertinacity, inexorability, grimness, compliancy, bullheaded, inflexibleness, intransigence, Caseharden, Renitent, sass, obduracy, nerve oneself, contumacy, adamantine, Incompliance, bullheadedness, acquiescent, biddable, Insurgence, doggedness, mulishness, willfulness, die-hardism, indocile, unsusceptible, brassbound, rigidity, submissiveness, unbendable, Renitence, rigidness, Incompliant, Obeisant, intransigency, resistive, remorselessness, insurgency, incompliancy, quaggy, unsusceptibility, relentlessness, refractoriness, unmanageability, Indocility, perversity, unruliness, squishy, obstreperousness, obstinateness, Renitency, opposer, uncontrollableness, fight back, pertinaciousness, amenability, renege, Resisting, imperviousness, undisciplined, tenaciousness, Implacableness, recalcitrancy, declare against, perverseness, duteous, stand out against, insurrectionist, obdurateness, uncompliant, pigheadedness, recalcitrance, Oppositionist, ungovernableness, hardheadedness, Insusceptibility, intractableness, tractability, amenableness, uncontrollability, inexorableness, die-hard, refractory, dogged, pigheaded, squashy, grim, noncompliance, Pappy, submissive, unruly, acclimatize, spongy, incompressible, defiant, intractable, obstinacy, mutinous, go against, obedient, revolutionist, beard, stubbornness, intractability, dutiful, submission, flout, buck, obstinate, implacable, tenacity, hardheaded, compliant, insurgent, resigned, adversary, relentless, obstreperous, disobedience, adamant, amenable, uncontrollable, compliance, insurrectionary, deference, respectful, despite, antagonist, insubordinate, wildness, impervious, immune, solid, contumacious, indurate, tenacious, nonresistant, recalcitrant, untowardness, pulpy, uncompromising, observance, stubborn, inflexibility, resistant, tractable, disobedient, headstrong, sedition, uprising, transgress, noncompliant, capitulation, intransigent, mushy, insurrection, obedience, mutineer, toughen, pertinacious, resister, Implacability, stiff-necked, unrelenting, mulish, inexorable, insubordination, acquiescence, give, succumb, obdurate, yielding, passive, remorseless, docile, insusceptible, revolutionary, opponent, unbending, unmanageable, disorderliness, acclimate, cater, defiance, buckle, immunity, deferential, disorderly, firm, lawless, ungovernable, rebellion, contempt, perverse, rebellious, rigid, fractious, opposition, willful, conformable, gratify, iron, inflexible, topple, unyielding, revolution, untoward, hard, resistance, collapse, harden, fold, wild, proof, humor, make of, soft, tackle, fall, talk, break, come up against, face down, faced up to, standing to, make my day, Fronting, go one-on-one, meet eyeball-to-eyeball, stand to, come against, go one on one, stood up to, tell off, face up to, face with, Jostled, had at, Vied, go after, make play for, mixed up with, give one's all, mixed with, litigate, go for it, go for broke, knock oneself out, goes after, push for, Emulated, going for broke, jockey for position, shoot for, tangle with, shot at, have at, go for jugular, mix it up with, shoot at, mix with, scramble for, going after, mix up with, give all one's got, counter-balance, Counterchecking, canceled out, cancel out, Negativing, cancelling out, countercheck, counter-balances, counterchecks, cancelled out, Negatived, neutralize, retain, beat off, fight for, Bulwarked, Garrisoned, guard against, panoplied, cared for, watch over, fortify, care for, looking after, keep safe, watching over, looked after, Housed, provide sanctuary, looks after, hold at bay, look after, cares for, Garrisoning, repel danger, Bulwarking, watched over, sticking fast, fly in face of, stuck fast, hurl defiance at, stick fast, Ridiculed, demur, insurrect, not heeded, setting aside, Revolutionizing, rise in arms, not mind, go counter to, not listen, not listening, break rules, not heed, not heeding, recalcitrate, pay no attention to, take law into own hands, be remiss, turning aside, keep off, keep distance, keep arm's length, keep at a distance, turned aside, drive back, driving back, keep at arm's length, fending off, turn aside, hinders, hogtie, get in the way, bottlenecking, boxes in, box in, bottlenecked, repine, Fussing, Fussed, counterattacking, searched out, take issue, searching out, counter-attacks, search out, frown at, speak against, turned the tables, not countenanced, counterattacked, turn the tables, run counter to, take a stand, not countenance, call in question, counter-attack, be against, cries out, cried out, back-talk, say no, be displeased by, is against, sound off, Constate, make a stink, crying out, says no, inveigh against, cry out, Animadverting, recriminate, animadvert, Animadverted, recriminating, animadverts, frown upon, remonstrate, Repulsing, kick in teeth, nixing, heave-ho, kick in the teeth, throw back, set back, stick to one's guns, stick to guns, sticking to one's guns, staying put, bother, persist, can't bring yourself to do something, submit, omit to do something, yield, stand by, persevere, sit by, stand up to, weather, let nature take its course, make no move, obtain, abstain, hold off, neglect, continue, remain, maintain, have/have got against, tear up, regularize, standardize, stabilize, preserve, jog along, level, traverse, contest, baulk, hold out, jib, refuse, re coils, re-coil, re-fuses, shrank from, re fused, re-coils, re-fuse, re fuse, shrunk from, re fuses, re-fused, re-coiling, re coil, re coiling, upsets apple cart, re coiled, re-coiled, upsetting apple cart, shrinking from, re fusing, shrinks from, re-fusing, rasp, fret, disturb, irritate, scrub, rub, scrape, aggravate, chafe, grind, grate, wear, harass, abrade, didst battle with, putting a fight, putting up a fight, puts up a fight, doth battle with, goes against, shoots it out, dost battle with, did battle with, doeth battle with, put fight, puts fight, crosses swords with, shooting it out, duelled, crossing swords with, going against, going up against, does battle with, putting fight, doest battle with, shot it out, putting up fight, puts up fight, crossed swords with, doing battle with, shoots out, went against, put a fight, went up against, goes up against, puts a fight, coming against, meeting eyeball to eyeball, came against, goes one-on-one, comes against, facing with, face to, faces with, call one bluff, faced to, faces up to, made my day, makes my day, call ones bluff, coming up against, comes up against, came up against, standing up to, making my day, facing down, meets eyeball-to-eyeball, meet eyeball to eyeball, meeting eyeball-to-eyeball, faced with, goes one on one, faced down, went one-on-one, faces down, call bluff, stands to, facing up to, faces to, met eyeball-to-eyeball, stands up to, met eyeball to eyeball, going one on one, facing to, stood to, going one-on-one, meets eyeball to eyeball, went one on one, brawl, clash, encounter, wrangle, stand, bicker, quarrel, struggle, vie, conflict, hassle, wrestle, antagonize, contrast, dispute, dis affirms, over-stepped, over-steps, in fringes, inter fere, inter-posed, in-fringe, inter posed, inter feres, over stepped, dis affirm, inter posing, conflicting with, inter pose, conflicts with, dis-affirmed, inter-posing, inter-pose, in-fringes, in-fracted, dis-affirms, over stepping, in fracted, inter-feres, infracts, dis affirmed, dis-affirming, in-fringed, over-stepping, dis affirming, in-fringing, conflicted with, in fringe, dis-affirm, inter-fere, in fringing, in fringed, over steps, counterworked, counter work, dis appointed, counterworks, fly face of, hast bone to pick, flies in the face of, dis appoint, having bone pick, re turns, backtalked, counter-works, counter working, flew the face of, dis-appoints, has bone to pick, flying face of, hadst bone to pick, dis appoints, flying the face of, counter-working, haddest bone to pick, flew in the face of, flew face of, Counter-work, counter-worked, hath bone to pick, flying in face of, dis appointing, re turning, flies face of, backtalking, hitting back, had bone pick, hits back, re turn, re-turns, re-turned, flies in face of, flies the face of, have bone pick, haddest bone pick, re-turning, thumbsed down, flew in face of, dis-appoint, counter worked, has bone pick, having bone to pick, playing off, hast bone pick, counter works, flying in the face of, thumbsing down, thumbses down, dis-appointing, hath bone pick, Re-turn, dis-appointed, plays off, hadst bone pick, fly the face of, had bone to pick, pre-venting, counter balance, counter-checking, counter-balanced, counter acted, re-dresses, de-feat, in validated, counter balanced, in-validate, pre vents, counter-check, counter checked, pre venting, re dress, counter-vail, counter-balancing, de-feats, Counterchecked, re-dress, counter-acts, canceling out, in validates, counter-vails, counter acts, counter-checks, pre-vents, re dressing, counter vail, in-validates, counter-vailing, in validate, counter-act, pre-vent, pre vent, counter-vailed, counter acting, counter-checked, counter vailed, counter-acted, in validating, counter check, re-dressed, re dresses, counter checking, counter balancing, counter vails, counter-acting, pre-vented, counter vailing, counter balances, cancels out, de feats, de feat, counter checks, in-validated, re dressed, in-validating, re-dressing, counter act, takes wind out sails, snafuing, knocks props out, takes wind out of sails, took wind out of sails, taking wind out of sails, taking wind out sails, knocked props out, knocking props out, stab the back, stab back, took wind out sails, take wind out sails, bollixes, dis-regards, dis regarding, took one on, knock chip shoulder, dis-regard, musters courage, knocks chip shoulder, knocked chip off shoulder, mustering courage, mustered courage, steps over the line, out-dared, stepped over line, dis-regarded, out daring, dis regards, faced off, dis regard, squares off, out dared, out-dares, outdared, knocking chip shoulder, stepping over line, steps over line, outdares, out dares, taking one on, knocks chip off shoulder, stepped over the line, knocked chip shoulder, takes one on, out dare, run gauntlet, dis-regarding, faces off, outdaring, stepping over the line, knocking chip off shoulder, out-daring, out-dare, facing off, step over line, dis regarded, support, uphold, shelter, safeguard, retort, guard, police, sustain, ward, protect, defend, barricade, buffer, avert, counterattack, cover, secure, screen, backfire, argue, reply, rebut, answer, save, bar, respond, shield, return, affront, dissent, countermand, dis-approving, dis-approved, hem haw, dis approve, dis-approve, took exception, dis approved, wait see, dis-approves, takes exception, dis approving, dis approves, objects to, counts me out, dis-commends, dis favoring, dis-countenances, taking a dim view of, frowns on, dis esteems, counted me out, dis-countenancing, dis favors, dis esteeming, dis-esteeming, dis esteemed, dis-commended, objected to, dis commend, dis favored, took a dim view of, discommended, dis-courages, dis commended, dis-countenanced, dis countenancing, dis courages, takes dim view of, dis-favor, taking dim view of, dis commending, dis-esteemed, dis-courage, discommends, dis favor, dis-commend, holding no brief for, dis-esteems, dis countenance, took dim view of, taking exception to, dis-favoring, dis countenanced, objecting to, takes a dim view of, dis commends, counting me out, held no brief for, dis-commending, dis-countenance, dis-favors, dis courage, took exception to, takes exception to, frowning on, holds no brief for, discommending, dis-esteem, dis-favored, dis esteem, dis countenances, dis agreed, revolutioning, revolutioned, rising in arms, recalcitrates, took law in to own hands, not listened, mis-behaves, mis behave, de-clines, insurrected, wast remiss, recalcitrating, dis agrees, insurrecting, rises arms, takes law into own hands, mis-behaving, art remiss, wert remiss, dis-agrees, mis behaves, dis obeyed, re-volution, recalcitrated, de-sert, not minding, am remiss, mis behaving, dis-agreed, goes counter to, pays no attention to, mis-behave, took law into hands, dis agree, was remiss, de clines, de-cline, takes law in to own hands, brake rules, are remiss, rising arms, took law into own hands, dis obey, taking law in to own hands, paid no attention to, not minded, dis-agree, de sert, takes law into hands, take law in to hands, mis-behaved, taking law into hands, take law in to own hands, going counter to, dis agreeing, dis-agreeing, not heeds, not minds, dis-obey, dis-obeys, were remiss, payed no attention to, takes law in to hands, dis obeys, went counter to, paying no attention to, breaks rules, is remiss, dis obeying, insurrects, rose arms, being remiss, took law in to hands, re volutions, taking law into own hands, not listens, sets aside, taking law in to hands, rose in arms, dis-obeying, breaking rules, dis-obeyed, take law into hands, re-volutions, de cline, rises in arms, broke rules, mis behaved, rise arms, ran in to, taking the bull by the horns, grappling with, takes the bull by the horns, took the bull by the horns, making a stand, take the bull by horns, grapples with, bitting bullet, bitting the bullet, run in to, took the bull by horns, takes bull by the horns, bitted bullet, runs in to, bits bullet, takes bull by horns, made a stand, made stand, is confronted by, makes stand, grappled with, all owing, make stand, making stand, take bull by horns, copes with, taking the bull by horns, wast confronted by, bitted the bullet, am confronted by, taking bull by the horns, makes a stand, was confronted by, all-owing, running in to, takes the bull by horns, being confronted by, wert confronted by, were confronted by, all-owed, art confronted by, all owed, took bull by horns, are confronted by, bits the bullet, taking bull by horns, took bull by the horns, keeps at arm length, kept at arms length, keeping at arm's length, kept arms length, re butted, keeps arms length, keeps off, keeping at arm length, keeping arm length, keeping arm's length, keeps at arm's length, kept off, kept arm length, keep at distance, keeps at distance, keep at arm length, kept a distance, keeping at distance, keeping distance, keeping at arms length, keeps arm's length, keeping at a distance, drave back, keeps a distance, keeps at a distance, keeps distance, keeping arms length, kept at arm's length, re-butted, keeping a distance, fended off, kept at arm length, keeps arm length, re butting, drove back, keeps at arms length, kept arm's length, keep arms length, turns aside, re-butting, drives back, keep arm length, keeping off, kept at distance, keep a distance, keep at arms length, kept at a distance, kept distance, doth battle, goes war, take field, takes all comers, waged war, toiled on, goes to war, doeth battle, lighted into, plies weapons, went to war, takes up gauntlet, going to war, rowdied, taking gauntlet, spared no effort, taking up gauntlet, brushes with, rowdying, takes comers, making stand against, taking the field, lights in to, carries on war, toiling on, plying weapons, mixt it up, dost battle, light in to, lit in to, takes the field, makes stand against, didst battle, puts up argument, flared up, brushed with, puts up an argument, hammering away, exchanging blows, made stand against, make stand against, took gauntlet, flaring up, carry war, toils on, taking comers, lay in to, putting up an argument, taking pains, taking all comers, bandied with, take the gauntlet, exchanged blows, takes field, plied weapons, takes up the gauntlet, took up gauntlet, putting an argument, putting up argument, lights into, mixes it up, taking up the gauntlet, puts argument, did battle, took the field, lit into, put an argument, lighting in to, take gauntlet, takes the gauntlet, takes gauntlet, lighting into, took all comers, wages war, exerted oneself, taking the gauntlet, made a stand against, makes a stand against, take comers, exchanges blows, going war, carrying war, put argument, carrying on war, brushing with, exerts oneself, carried on war, engaging in, spares no effort, carried war, does battle, doest battle, took pains, took comers, putting argument, bandying with, carries war, pushing forward, engages in, exerting oneself, lighted in to, mixed it up, fell out, takes pains, mixing it up, took field, go war, sparing no effort, making a stand against, went war, took up the gauntlet, took the gauntlet, bandies with, taking field, puts an argument, take up gauntlet, keeps bay, keep bay, re plied, re-plied, re strain, re-straining, re straining, re presses, re pressing, re-strain, re-presses, re-strains, re strains, re-pressing, re-strained, re plying, keeping bay, re-plying, kept bay, keeps at bay, re strained, re pressed, keeping at bay, re press, going on wagon, go the wagon, go wagon, sur-rendering, sitting out, sur rendered, Re sign, takes oath, sur rendering, took cure, went wagon, takes cure, leaved alone, took oath, passes up, going the wagon, leaves alone, goes on the wagon, takes the cure, swears off, sits out, sur-render, sware off, re signed, took the cure, leaving alone, sate out, re-signed, taking cure, goes on wagon, sur-rendered, sur renders, went on the wagon, took the oath, went the wagon, taking oath, went on wagon, go on wagon, leaved out, goes the wagon, take cure, taking the oath, swore off, takes the oath, going on the wagon, sur-renders, going wagon, re signs, packing in, re-signs, passing up, goes wagon, re signing, dis claiming, dis-claiming, dis-claimed, dis claimed, dis-proves, dis proving, dis proved, dis-prove, dis-proved, dis prove, dis proves, dis-claims, dis claim, dis-claim, dis-proving, dis claims, art in effect, wert the case, was the case, are valid, art the case, wast the case, was force, had bearing, wast in force, held true, having bearing, being effect, hast bearing, art in force, wert case, be force, art force, is the case, are force, is in force, remaining true, art case, be effect, was effect, wast case, be case, is effect, is case, holding true, holding good, re main, was valid, staid staunch, staying staunch, were effect, being in effect, hadst bearing, wert in force, are in force, were in effect, am in effect, are the case, holds true, were in force, wast in effect, wast force, being valid, being force, wert force, were force, am case, is valid, stayed staunch, holds good, wast effect, stays staunch, was in force, art valid, were the case, am effect, was case, are in effect, am valid, held good, were case, are case, haddest bearing, am the case, was in effect, stands up, has bearing, remained true, is in effect, re mains, being the case, wast valid, wert valid, are effect, re-main, re mained, wert in effect, were valid, re-mains, wert effect, remains true, re maining, is force, hath bearing, being case, casting doubt upon, thumbing nose at, throws doubt on, cut shreds, throwing book at, casting doubt up on, throws the book at, swiped at, casts aspersions up on, casts aspersions upon, threw doubt on, swipes at, throwing the book at, sticks it to, casting aspersions up on, stuck it to, sticking to, threw book at, cutting shreds, sticked it to, zinged, throwing doubt on, cast doubt up on, throws book at, cuts to shreds, call in to question, pins something on, casting aspersions upon, sticked to, cutting to shreds, sticking it to, thumbs nose at, pinning something on, swiping at, casts doubt up on, thumbed nose at, cast aspersions up on, threw the book at, skins alive, cuts shreds, casts doubt upon, pinned something on, ex postulates, ex-postulating, re-pine, re pined, re pine, ex cept, ex-postulated, re pining, ex postulate, re-pining, ex-postulates, ex postulated, re-pines, ex postulating, ex-postulate, re-pined, ex-cept, re pines, is insubordinate, refused obey, rises against, rose against, kicking over, refuses to obey, refusing obey, kicked over, wast insubordinate, kicks over, refusing to obey, refuses obey

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