use force, wrestle, compete

overpower, subdue, defeat

to be opposed (to), contradict, to persist, to persevere, to insist

apologize, to make regret, to deny, turn down offer

refusal, denial

offer an excuse

have a trial of strength (with)

to bring about an affect

to bring under one's control, to capture, seize

draw the pen across, obliterate

mark, highlight, underline

rely on someone's protection or power

making tantrums, stubbornness

oblige someone

cultivate, till

use violence, tyrannize

match a note, to call out

to ransack, to disintegrate

to nominate, to dedicate

manhandle, beat, to abuse