| confront(verb, accept, resolve, handle, realize) |
| contend(verb, face, deal, cope) |
| face(verb, resolve, handle, deal, cope) |
| take(verb, face, deal, cope) |
| accept(verb, attack, try, realize, admit) |
| apply oneself(verb, expression, attack, accept, try) |
| attack(verb, accept, try, begin, launch) |
| attempt(verb, attack, accept, try, begin) |
| bang away at(expression, idiom, attack, accept, try) |
| bear |
| begin(verb, attack, accept, try, launch) |
| bite the bullet(verb, expression, accept, realize, admit) |
| brace |
| cope with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, face, deal) |
| deal with(verb, expression, attack, accept, try) |
| devote oneself to(verb, expression, idiom, attack, accept) |
| embark upon(verb, expression, attack, accept, try) |
| endure |
| engage in(verb, expression, attack, accept, try) |
| essay(verb, attack, accept, try, begin) |