| game(noun, event, fight, challenge, struggle) | |
| go for it(expression, idiom, event, fight, struggle) | |
| go for the gold(expression, idiom, event, fight, struggle) | |
| ground combat | |
| hand-to-hand combat | |
| hand-to-hand fight | |
| haulage | |
| hauling | |
| heaving | |
| horse race(expression, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| hostilities(conflict, discord, combat, battle, fighting) | |
| house-to-house combat | |
| jungle(noun, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| match(noun, event, fight, challenge, struggle) | |
| matchup(noun, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| meeting(noun, event, fight, challenge, struggle) | |
| military operation(expression, conflict, discord, combat, battle) | |
| naval combat | |
| one-upping(noun, event, fight, struggle, match) | |
| one on one(expression, idiom, event, fight, struggle) |
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