Facing and Rival

Facing

Facing noun - An ornamental coating to a building.

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Rival and facing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rival" instead an adjective "Facing".

Nearby Words: face, faced

Rival noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.

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Facing and rival are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Facing" instead an adjective "Rival".

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

certain	certain facing	certain rival
popular	popular facing	popular rival
big	big facing	big rival
main	main facing	main rival
Other adjectives: possible, final.

Usagi Yojimbo Once Usagi returns to his hometown, he freezes for a moment when facing the son of his Childhood Friend Romance and childhood rival.

Source: Unbalanced by Rival's Kid
And those that don't, like Setsuna, end up Out of Focus even when facing their own rival in the series.

Source: Broken Aesop / Anime and Manga
Carolina finally admits this about herself in episode 21, but it takes facing a literal army of her rival to make her say it.

Source: Machinima / Red vs. Blue: The Project Freelancer Saga

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