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bandy(verb, fight, challenge, face)
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be in the running(verb, fight, challenge, face)
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bid(verb, fight, challenge, struggle)
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buck(verb, support, force, meet, attack)
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challenge(verb, meet, attack, fight)
3
encounter(verb, meet, attack, oppose)
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rival(verb, meet, oppose, fight)
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cope with(expression, fight, challenge, face)
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engage in(verb, expression, support, force, maintain)
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face(verb, meet, attack, oppose)
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go after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, meet)
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go for(verb, expression, work, meet, attack)
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go for broke(verb, expression, idiom, meet, determine)
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go for the gold(expression, idiom, fight, challenge)
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in the hunt(expression, idiom, fight, challenge)
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jockey for position(verb, expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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lock horns(verb, expression, meet, oppose)
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match strength(expression, fight, challenge, face)
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match wits(expression, fight, challenge, face)
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oppose(verb, support, force, meet, maintain)
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