6
correspond(verb, make, mean, meet, oppose)
6
corrival(noun, person, conflict, combatant, competitor)
6
jealous(adjective, wary)
6
play(verb, oppose, fight, sport, challenge)
6
vie with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, challenge)
5
peer(noun, person, like, match, balance)
5
amount(verb, mean, meet, oppose, agree)
5
bully(noun, combatant)
5
competing(adjective, spirited, aggressive, opposing, ambitious)
5
duelist(noun, combatant)
5
fight(verb, meet, oppose, play, challenge)
5
outvie(verb, follow, challenge, match, contend)
5
parallel(verb, study, make, meet, consider)
5
player(noun, match, opposition, enemy, entry)
5
quarreler(noun, bully, combatant)
5
resemble(verb, meet, oppose, agree, extend)
5
rioter(noun, bully, combatant)
5
struggler(noun, bully, combatant)
5
swordsman(noun, bully, combatant)
5
thug(noun, bully, combatant)
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