3
go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, meet)
2
challenge(noun, verb, oppose, fight, match)
2
fence
2
attempt(verb, work, attack, struggle, try)
2
dispute(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
2
argue(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
2
bid(verb, petition)
2
combat
2
conflict(verb, fight, defend, contend, vie)
2
cope(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
2
grapple(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
2
outvie(verb, follow, challenge, match, contend)
2
participate(verb, take, play, join, aid)
2
play(verb, join, aid, try, perform)
2
race(verb, run, stand, competition, ride)
2
vie with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
2
bear down(verb, expression, work, attack, struggle)
2
buck(verb, oppose, fight, challenge, defend)
2
encounter(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
2
exert oneself(verb, expression, work, attack, struggle)
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