| scramble for(verb, meet, touch, equal, near) |
| seek to displace(verb, expression, idiom, match, equal) |
| take after(verb, expression, challenge, match, contend) |
| tie(verb, meet, touch, match, equal) |
| touch(verb, meet, match, equal, near) |
| vie with(verb, expression, challenge, match, equal) |
| allegorize(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| approximate to(expression, outdo, rival, emulate) |
| assimilate(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| balance(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| be in the same class as(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| be on a par with(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| be similar to(match, equal, resemble) |
| be the equal of(match, equal, resemble) |
| bear comparison(expression, outdo, rival, emulate) |
| bring near(expression, outdo, rival, emulate) |
| connect(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| correlate(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| distinguish between(expression, outdo, rival, emulate) |
| draw parallel(expression, outdo, rival, emulate) |