scuffle, standoff, skirmish, altercation, fistfight, tussle, fracas, quarrel, brawl, showdown, clashes, gunfight, conflict, melee, provocation, fisticuffs, feud, slanging match, contretemps, tiff, dispute, duel, incident, antagonism, dustup, animosity, donnybrook, catfight, squabble, detente, encounter, spats, tensions, acrimony, battle, disagreement, belligerent, bloodbath, rivalry, rift, brinkmanship, hostilities, enmity, bloodshed, assault, shootout, collision, discord, rapprochement, disturbance, schism, aggressor, stalemate, conflagration, dialogue, slugfest, horseplay, strife, fight, stoush, tense, firefight, friction, retaliation, negotiations, fisticuff, blowup, ruckus, conversation, belligerant, peacemaker, belligerence, rancor, violence, commotion, mayhem, dogfight, outburst, debate, aggression, backlash, struggle, estrangement, pandemonium, saber rattling, rematch, adventurism, crossfire, bickering, argument, impasse, insurrection, entente, brushback, flareup, dissension, roughhousing, tantrum, stabbing, rampage, interaction, chaos, confrontations, clash, battleground, engagement, betrayal, disillusionment, attack, combat, contestation, onslaught, rebellion

strikebreaking

arm, at loggerheads, avoid, braced, build up, confrontational, dilatory, fabian, fatah tanzim, forearm, fortify, gird, head-on, head off, tanzim, volatile

challenge, resistance

opposition