compete, contend, strive, fight, jostle, revie, debate, battle it out, jockey for position, befight, more...

avoid, shun, eschew

verb, indefinite article, exclamation, preposition, more...

eau, outer, eaux, lifelong, double, une, cal, eaude, notre, out, dame

try to get a seat,   contend (for),   compete (for),   to contend,   "c'est la !",   compete as a rival,   to compete,   compete in earnest,   to compete for,   c'est la