| confront(verb, meet, consider, oppose, fight) |
| contrast(verb, consider, oppose, contend, compare) |
| cope with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, play, fight) |
| debate |
| defend(verb, fight, contend, respond, retaliate) |
| feud(noun, fight, defend, contend) |
| go after(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play) |
| go for broke(verb, expression, idiom, meet, oppose) |
| go for the gold(verb, expression, idiom, play, fight) |
| go up against(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, fight) |
| hassle(verb, fight, defend, contend) |
| in the hunt(expression, idiom, play, fight, challenge) |
| jockey for position(verb, expression, idiom, meet, oppose) |
| jostle(verb, meet, oppose, push, fight) |
| keep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, maintain, continue) |
| lock horns(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play) |
| manage |
| match strength(expression, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| parallel(verb, consider, oppose, match, link) |
| participate in(expression, play, fight, challenge, face) |