| contradict(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge) |
| cross(verb, stop, take, get, meet) |
| face up(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| tackle(verb, meet, play, handle, grasp) |
| beard(verb, take, get, meet, disregard) |
| compare(verb, consider, examine, contrast) |
| contend(verb, stop, take, meet, attack) |
| counteract(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |
| deal with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet) |
| grapple with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet) |
| protest(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist) |
| approach(verb, stop, study, consider, oppose) |
| contrast(noun, verb, study, consider, measure) |
| face down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, attack) |
| face up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, accept) |
| make a stand(verb, expression, idiom, take, get) |
| antagonize(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |
| balance(study, consider, measure, equal, contrast) |
| conflict(noun, verb, oppose, contend) |
| contravene(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, reverse) |