| contend(verb, maintain, oppose, play, continue) |
| compete(verb, meet, run, maintain, oppose) |
| strive(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight) |
| emulate(verb, meet, maintain, oppose, play) |
| rival(verb, meet, consider, maintain, oppose) |
| struggle(noun, verb, meet, oppose, play) |
| fight(verb, meet, oppose, play, challenge) |
| contest(noun, verb, meet, run, oppose) |
| match(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, continue) |
| play(verb, fight, sport, challenge, face) |
| oppose(verb, meet, consider, play, fight) |
| battle(noun, verb, meet, run, oppose) |
| challenge(verb, oppose, play, fight, match) |
| counter(verb, consider, oppose, struggle, answer) |
| pit(verb, consider, oppose, play, fight) |
| take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, play) |
| wrestle(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| argue(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle) |
| clash(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight) |
| cope(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle) |