Asserting
Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The abbot who raised him had to contend with his nature asserting itself, though Master Li eventually became a reasonably virtuous man on his own.
Source: Literature / Bridge of Birds
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