| defend(verb, support, promote, secure, fight) |
| differ(verb, meet, oppose, fight, object) |
| entrench(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| exchange blows(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight) |
| fortify(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| garrison(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| grapple with(verb, expression, attack, combat) |
| live war(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare) |
| lock horns(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play) |
| military flare-up(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare) |
| military flareup(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare) |
| military involvement(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare) |
| mine(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| mix it up(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack) |
| ongoing conflict(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare) |
| real thing(noun, struggle, conflict, war, warfare) |
| rival(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight) |
| run for(expression, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| scrum |
| strike(noun, verb, attack, fight, conflict) |