(literary) they

a fight, battle, or by extension, a war / a match, competition, contest, or race / any conflict or strife / (archaic) an army or military; troops

to raise / to increase / to lift / to improve / to elevate / to promote / to advance /

in front of, before, ago,

in front (of) / before (in time)

before / in front

(idiomatic) match between persons equal in shrewdness

to fight through

in front / before

the front / the past / previous