5
run
5
buck(verb, oppose, fight, dispute, defend)
5
conflict(noun, verb, fight, defend, contend)
5
equal(verb, adjective, consider, oppose, match)
5
fence(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
5
quarrel(noun, verb, fight, defend, contend)
5
stack up with(expression, idiom, match, link, connect)
4
come up to(expression, idiom, match, link, connect)
4
admit of comparison(expression, idiom)
4
antagonize(verb, contend)
4
be a contestant(expression, idiom)
4
beat up against(expression, idiom)
4
brawl(verb, fight, defend, contend)
4
breast the wave(expression, idiom)
4
buffet the waves(expression, idiom)
4
challenge comparison(expression, idiom, inexpedience)
4
compete with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, match, link)
4
dispute(noun, verb, meet, oppose, fight)
3
face(verb, meet, consider, oppose, play)
3
go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
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