up the ante
to the victor go the spoils
put facts on the ground
vertical escalation
call to arms
actionable
boil over
countermoving
Thucydides Trap
volatile
explosive
slug it out
escalation
clash
countermove
sow dragon's teeth
catalyst
double down
pay the fiddler
make a difference
heads I win, tails you lose
game-changing
don't get mad, get even
hot zone
feed the flames
look for trouble
take it outside
act on
armageddon
confrontationism
fighting words
come to blows
killer instinct
intervention
Nifong
follow up
deathbed conversion
go to war
crying
bring
retaliationist
train
showtime
join battle
counterbalance
serve someone the same sauce
cause a stir
reckoning
neutralize
trigger point
encounter
pressing
countervail
urgent
rage
targetable
raise the stakes
counteract
take a view
mano a mano
engagement
brinkmanship
have it out
try
take the heat
nuclear option
piling on
hit like a ton of bricks
wiggle room
tinderbox
warpath
play the odds
stick one's neck out
press forward
stir
anticonflict
one will know the reason why
paromologia
conflagration
uplift
live by the sword, die by the sword
get after
reprise
get what's coming to one
paromology
actuate
blaze
move
make hay while the sun shines
drop the gloves
incite
motivate
counteractive
prompt
propel
sally
balance
on

English words for 'To take an action that raises the stakes, i.e. that increases the chances of conflict.'

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