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Noun

An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something

A confrontation or unpleasant struggle

A sudden short bout of an illness or stress

A military strike or incursion

An organized competition or activity usually performed for the enjoyment of a mass of people

An activity or event one has undergone

A private meeting or assembly

A romantic meeting between two individuals

The act or process of sighting the existence of something for the first time

A forceful collision of two things

The expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people

A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience

To discover or find something, especially by chance

To face or come upon something confronting or challenging

To confront or come up against

To engage in a competition or contest

To make happen or bring about

To discover something, either by chance or intention

To make a concerted or violent attack on

To (tend to) meet or cross at a point

Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter

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An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something

“Rey's encounter with Luke on the tiny island of Ahch-To didn't quite go as planned.”

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A confrontation or unpleasant struggle

difference of opinion

furore^UK

furor^US

meeting for satisfaction of honour

keeping up with the Joneses

clamour^UK

clamor^US

alarums and excursions

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

all hell breaking loose

much ado about nothing

knock down and drag out

clangour^UK

clangor^US

all hell broken loose

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“Later, at the top mountain, the explorers would have an unpleasant encounter with a feral bear.”

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A sudden short bout of an illness or stress

clamour^UK

clamor^US

cerebrovascular accident

CVA

cerebral haemorrhage

cerebral vascular accident

muscular contractions

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

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A military strike or incursion

offense^US

offence^UK

commencement of hostilities

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

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An organized competition or activity usually performed for the enjoyment of a mass of people

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Noun

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An activity or event one has undergone

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Noun

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A private meeting or assembly

bevy^US

bevvy^UK

council of representatives

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Noun

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A romantic meeting between two individuals

romantic entanglement

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Noun

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The act or process of sighting the existence of something for the first time

Noun

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A forceful collision of two things

pummeled^US

pummelling^UK

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The expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people

dialogue^UK

dialog^US

channel of communication

question and answer session

exchanging information

informal conversation

two-way communication

socializing^US

driveling^US

drivelling^UK

socialising^UK

rumors^US

rumours^UK

cosy chat

idle chatter

trivial conversation

beauty-parlor chitchat

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Noun

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A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience

state of perturbation

source of amazement

source of consternation

a bolt out of the blue

skepticism^US

scepticism^UK

turn up for the books

life-changing experience

turn-up for the books

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Verb

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To discover or find something, especially by chance

discover unexpectedly

come face to face with

come into contact

come into contact with

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“After months of sailing, we would finally encounter land.”

Verb

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To face or come upon something confronting or challenging

come into contact with

come up against

be forced to contend with

come face to face with

realise^UK

realize^US

savor^US

savour^UK

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

recognize^US

recognise^UK

never say die in the face of

take the bull by the horns

take something lying down

see through to the bitter end

acclimatize oneself to

accommodate oneself to

licence^US

license^UK

get through

withstand subjection to

show forbearance towards

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“They would encounter many obstacles on their way to success.”

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To confront or come up against

get into conflict with

come into conflict with

enter into combat with

come to close quarters with

put up a fight against

stand up and be counted against

set your face against

criticize^US

criticise^UK

stand one's ground against

hold off

fight back

hold one's ground against

come face to face with

throw down the gauntlet

make a stand against

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“Jaime gasped in horror at the realization that he was literally about to encounter a fire-breathing dragon.”

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To engage in a competition or contest

go up against in contest

be in competition with

pitch oneself against

go eyeball to eyeball with

engage in hostilities

take the field against

be at each other's throats

fight like cat and dog

match yourself against

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

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To make happen or bring about

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To discover something, either by chance or intention

realize^US

recognize^US

realise^UK

recognise^UK

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To make a concerted or violent attack on

belabor^US

belabour^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a beating

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

conduct an offensive on

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a good hiding

give someone a hiding

lash

whop

cane

give someone a drubbing

tonk

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

jump down one's throat

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

bite someone's head off

jump down someone's throat

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To (tend to) meet or cross at a point

Verb

Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter

have a misunderstanding

fight like cat and dog

go at it hammer and tongs

be at sixes and sevens

argue over

struggle

put up an argument

make a big thing about

duel

be at each other's throats

have a difference of opinion

criticize^US

contradict each other

engage in hostilities

criticise^UK

have a slanging match

bandy words with somebody

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

have a different opinion

put your heads together about

consider the pros and cons of

weigh up the pros and cons of

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