| go up against(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, fight) |
| hang in(verb, expression, oppose, fight, face) |
| hold a candle to(expression, idiom, outdo, rival, emulate) |
| identify with(expression, outdo, rival, emulate) |
| insist |
| insist upon(verb, expression, oppose, fight, face) |
| investigate(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| invite competition(verb, expression, oppose, fight, face) |
| liken(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| link(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| make a stand(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, fight) |
| notice similarities(expression, outdo, rival, emulate) |
| object to(verb, expression, oppose, fight, face) |
| outdo(verb, match, rival, emulate, liken) |
| pit(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| pit oneself against |
| put alongside(expression, outdo, rival, emulate) |
| question(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| relate(outdo, rival, emulate) |
| show correspondence(expression, outdo, rival, emulate) |