4
try(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
4
twin(noun, match, balance, equal, double)
4
unfriendly(noun, enemy)
3
nemesis(noun, opponent, bane, competitor, adversary)
3
antipathetic(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
3
antithetical(adjective, hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary)
3
approximate(verb, mean, oppose, extend, match)
3
attacker(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
3
bandit(noun, person, opposition, agent, rebel)
3
challenge comparison(expression, idiom, inexpedience)
3
combat(noun, verb)
3
come to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, mean)
3
cope with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, play, fight)
3
cross(fight, defend, contend)
3
devil(noun, trouble, curse, enemy)
3
emulous(adjective, anxious, spirited, attentive, aggressive)
3
entry
3
equate(verb, make, meet, smooth, total)
3
even
3
fit(verb, agree, satisfy, perform, parallel)
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