Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 33 fierce 32 bitter 31 uphill task 31 entrenched 30 dominated 30 unrelenting 30 opposition 30 scrappy 30 tenacious 30 fractious 30 struggle 30 stalemate 29 uphill battle 29 waging 29 tough 29 unyielding 28 dominating 28 waged 28 fiercest 28 fought 28 stormy 28 stiff resistance 28 strident 28 angry 27 grueling 27 uphill struggle 27 tormented 27 raged 27 bickering 27 squeezed 27 dogfight 26 slugfest 26 narrowly defeated 26 slog 26 scorching 26 squabbling 26 vociferous 26 relentless 26 wrangling 26 resolute 26 opponent 26 nervy 26 bristling 26 bumpy 26 acrimonious 26 ferocious 25 emerged victorious 25 nemesis 25 bloody 25 battling 25 battled 25 raging 25 struggles 25 scuffled 25 unforgiving 25 infighting 25 clashing 25 resurgent 25 combative 25 march 25 surging 25 unpopular 25 soaring 25 stubborn 25 underdog 24 showdown 24 stiff 24 confronting 24 grind 24 prickly 24 oppressed 24 thorn 24 defiant 24 tussle 24 ferociously 24 face 24 toughest 24 pitted 24 brutal 24 spiteful 24 faces 24 feisty 24 unranked 24 frustrating 24 simmering 24 battle 24 uphill 23 facing 23 contentious 23 revolt 23 tangle 23 re energized 23 rebellions 23 dour 23 torrid 23 stifling 23 siege 23 headwind 23 labored 23 intensifying 23 struggled