confront / meet / play / <<game>> compete with / oppose / be pitched against each other / face / play a match against

*one's earthly existence

important ceremony / great ceremony

canon

distract

respected figure / authority / leading figure / luminary

tight / <<word>> apt / fit right in / be in perfect accord with / fit closely / sharp / becoming / corresponding closely

tight / tense / compressed / well-defined / firm / stiffen / compact

tight skirt

sword worn by *one / sword worn on *one's side