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run up against(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, challenge)
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salute(verb, oppose, challenge, face, confront)
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search out(expression, confront, brave, defy)
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set against(verb, phrasal verb)
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speculate
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square up(verb, expression, oppose, challenge, face)
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stake
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stick it out(expression, idiom, confront, brave, defy)
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stimulate(confront, brave, defy)
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strike(verb, oppose, challenge, face, confront)
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stumble(verb, oppose, challenge, face, confront)
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summon(confront, brave, defy)
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swallow the pill
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tackle head on
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take heart
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take the bull by the horns
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take the consequences
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tangle(verb, oppose, challenge, face, confront)
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tax(confront, brave, defy)
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test(confront, brave, defy)
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