3
confront(verb, accept, oppose, dispute, provoke)
3
face the music(verb, expression, idiom, accept, confront)
2
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2
beard(verb, meet, oppose, dispute, provoke)
2
bite the bullet(expression, idiom)
2
challenge(verb, meet, oppose, dispute, provoke)
2
complain
2
dare(verb, meet, oppose, dispute, provoke)
2
dispute(confront, brave, defy)
2
face(verb, oppose, resolve, handle, challenge)
2
face down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
2
front(verb, meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
2
gamble
2
hazard
2
make a stand(expression, idiom, face, confront, deal)
2
meet(verb, oppose, provoke, challenge, face)
2
oppose(verb, meet, provoke, challenge, face)
2
risk
2
run the risk(expression, idiom)
2
stand up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
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