| strive(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| take on(expression, love, play, follow, fight) |
| take part(verb, expression, love, play, follow) |
| take part in(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, join) |
| tilt(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| try(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| tussle(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| vie(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| wrestle(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| attempt(verb, play, fight, face, contend) |
| become member(verb, expression, open, start, join) |
| begin(verb, open, start, join, try) |
| chip in |
| commence(verb, open, start, join, try) |
| commit oneself(verb, expression, open, start, join) |
| contend(verb, play, fight, face) |
| enjoy(verb, love, follow, like, prefer) |
| enlist(verb, open, start, join, try) |
| enroll(verb, open, start, join, try) |
| essay(verb, play, fight, face, contend) |