| take on(verb, expression, play, fight, face) |
| tangle with(expression, meet, oppose, fight, struggle) |
| tie(verb, meet, touch, equal, near) |
| touch(verb, meet, match, equal, near) |
| tug(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle) |
| vie with(verb, meet, touch, equal, near) |
| withstand(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle) |
| be rivals(verb, oppose, play, challenge, contest) |
| be similar to(match, equal, resemble) |
| be the equal of(match, equal, resemble) |
| blast(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
| buck(verb, oppose, play, challenge, contest) |
| call in question(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, dispute) |
| counter(verb, oppose, play, challenge, struggle) |
| deal with(verb, expression, oppose, fight, struggle) |
| debate(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
| doubt(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, question) |
| equal(verb, match, emulate, resemble) |
| go for the jugular(verb, oppose, play, challenge, contest) |
| going for broke(expression, idiom, play, fight, face) |