to prepare to compete or argue directly with someone
готовиться к конкуренции или прямому спору с кем-то (gotovitsya k konkurentsii ili pryamomu sporu s kem-to)
"Two teams square off with each other in tonight's final."
"Две команды встретятся в финале сегодня вечером." (dve komandy vstretatsya v finale segodnya vecherom)
to continue believing in your own abilities
to achieve higher levels of success or position step by step
to punish or criticize someone severely for wrongdoing
to make efforts to achieve a particular goal
to identify shared interests so cooperation is easier
to become extinct gradually; to disappear slowly
