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draw(meet, equal)
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encounter(meet, oppose, play, fight)
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equalize(make, meet, total, level)
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face(meet, consider, oppose, play)
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fence(play, fight, challenge, face)
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go after(expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
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go for(expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
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go for broke(expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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grapple(meet, oppose, play, fight)
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jockey for position(expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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joust(play, fight, challenge, face)
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keep up(expression, phrasal verb, maintain, continue)
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lock horns(expression, meet, oppose, play)
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partake of(expression, make, meet, agree)
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refer
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resist(meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
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run abreast(expression, make, meet, total)
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scramble for(expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
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spar(play, fight, challenge, face)
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struggle against
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