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rally(noun, verb, meet, touch, talk)
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rival(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
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rivalry(noun, action, event, fight, challenge)
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run for(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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scramble for(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play)
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seek prize(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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spar(verb, attack, play, fight, challenge)
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stand up to(expression, idiom, meet, attack, oppose)
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take part(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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taunt(verb, upset, meet, attack, slight)
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try(verb, get, play, fight, notice)
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tryst(noun, talk, assembly, summit)
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assignation(noun, talk, assembly, summit)
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athletic event(expression, event, fight, struggle, match)
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bar(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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bombard(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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call(noun, verb, meet, show, follow)
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call in question(expression, idiom, attack, fight, resist)
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candidacy(noun, event, fight, struggle, match)
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championship(noun, event, fight, struggle, match)
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