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

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

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