| grapple(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play) |
| make every effort(verb, expression, idiom, try) |
| persist(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose) |
| tackle(verb, work, attack, criticize, struggle) |
| tilt(verb, meet, attack, trip, fall) |
| try hard(verb, expression, idiom, strain, use) |
| wage war(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight) |
| achieve |
| bandy(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| be determined(verb, mean, plan, resolve, design) |
| be in the running(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| bicker(support, force, meet, attack, maintain) |
| bid(verb, play, fight, challenge, struggle) |
| broil |
| buck(verb, support, force, meet, attack) |
| buckle down(expression, support, give, force, drive) |
| carry on(verb, expression, support, force, drive) |
| challenge(verb, meet, attack, play, fight) |
| close |
| duel(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight) |