| pit oneself against(expression, idiom, play, fight, challenge) |
| push(verb, meet, oppose, fight, rush) |
| resist(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute) |
| scramble for(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play) |
| seek prize(expression, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| spar(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| stickle for(verb, phrasal verb, contention) |
| stipulate for(verb, phrasal verb, contention) |
| take part(expression, run, play, fight, challenge) |
| tilt(verb, play, fight, challenge, defend) |
| try(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| tussle(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| vie with(verb, expression, oppose, fight, match) |
| wrangle(verb, fight, defend, contend) |
| be in the running(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| match wits(expression, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| answer(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, contradict) |
| approach(verb, consider, oppose, match, link) |
| approximate to(verb, expression, match, link, connect) |
| assimilate(verb, match, link, connect, equal) |