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feud(meet, attack, fight, dispute, challenge)
3
grapple(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
3
lock horns(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
2
altercate(meet, attack, fight, dispute, challenge)
2
bandy(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
2
be in the running(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
2
bid(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
2
buck(meet, attack, fight, dispute, challenge)
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challenge(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
2
compete(verb, fight, defend, engage)
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face(verb, play, fight, challenge, contest)
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go after(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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go for the gold(expression, idiom, event, play, fight)
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in the hunt(expression, idiom, play, fight, challenge)
2
jockey for position(expression, idiom, play, fight, challenge)
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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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oppose(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
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participate in(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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pit oneself against(expression, idiom, play, fight, challenge)
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