to prepare to compete or argue directly with someone
誰かと直接競争したり議論したりする準備をする (dareka to chokusetsu kyousou shitari giron shitari suru junbi wo suru)
"Two teams square off with each other in tonight's final."
"今夜の決勝戦で二つのチームが互いに戦います。" (konya no kesshousen de futatsu no chiimu ga tagai ni tatakaimasu)
to start succeeding rapidly in a field
to get courage or motivation from something or someone
to discard something that is no longer useful
to support or defend someone in a team or argument
to tend to support or prefer one suggestion over another
to stay focused on your goal
