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lock horns(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play)
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match strength(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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match wits(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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participate in(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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pit(consider, oppose, play, challenge, struggle)
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pit oneself against(expression, idiom, play, fight, challenge)
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run for(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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scramble for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
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seek prize(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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spar(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
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take part(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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tilt(verb, play, fight, challenge, defend)
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tussle(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
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withstand(meet, oppose, fight, struggle, resist)
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wrestle(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
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altercate(fight, defend, compete, vie)
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attack(fight, defend, compete, vie)
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brawl(fight, defend)
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break with(expression, fight, defend)
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defend(fight, compete, vie)
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