| contend(verb, work, attack, maintain, oppose) |
| emulate(verb, meet, maintain, oppose, continue) |
| struggle(verb, action, act, work, meet) |
| vie(verb, meet, run, maintain, oppose) |
| battle(verb, meet, run, oppose, fight) |
| fight(verb, work, meet, oppose, struggle) |
| contest(verb, work, meet, attack, run) |
| rival(verb, adjective, meet, maintain, oppose) |
| strive(verb, work, meet, attack, oppose) |
| try(verb, work, attack, struggle, aim) |
| essay(verb, work, attack, struggle, try) |
| clash(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle) |
| equal(match, outdo, rival, emulate, resemble) |
| joust |
| match(verb, maintain, oppose, continue, fight) |
| collide |
| compete with(verb, expression, oppose, challenge, match) |
| take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, oppose) |
| oppose(verb, meet, fight, struggle, resist) |
| run(verb, rush, dash, enter, fly) |