to be in direct competition or disagreement
direkter Wettbewerb oder Meinungsverschiedenheit (direkter Wettbewerb oder Meinungsverschiedenheit)
"The two leaders went head to head in the debate."
"Die beiden Führer gingen kopfüber in die Debatte." (Die beiden Führer gingen **kopfüber** in die Debatte.)
to be motivated or influenced by something
to plan for the future; to anticipate future needs or events
to watch or monitor something or someone carefully
to continue doing something despite challenges
to find hope or something positive in a bad situation
decisions made based on factual data rather than assumptions