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set to(fight, defend, contend)
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shake hands(verb, enter, participate, race)
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shoot at(verb, meet, oppose, fight)
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sit in(verb, play, join, aid)
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sit in on(verb, idiom, play, join)
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square off(fight, defend, contend, vie)
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take after(verb, challenge, match, contend)
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take an interest in(idiom, play, join, aid)
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tangle with(verb, meet, oppose, fight)
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try for(verb, work, struggle, try)
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try hard(verb, work, struggle, try)
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tune in(verb, play, join, aid)
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vie for(verb, work, attack, struggle)
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stem the tide
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test one another
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aim for(verb, seek, aim, tackle)
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approximate to(outdo, rival, emulate)
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bear comparison(outdo, rival, emulate)
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bear comparison with(meet, match, equal, near)
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bring near(outdo, rival, emulate)
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