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go up against(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
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grasp the nettle(expression, idiom, accept, realize)
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make my day(expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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meet eyeball-to-eyeball(expression, meet, oppose, provoke)
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repel(meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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resist(meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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scorn(meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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tell off(expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
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brave(phrasal verb, endure, face, courage)
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brush against(expression, oppose, challenge, face)
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bump into(expression, oppose, challenge, face)
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chance on(expression, oppose, challenge, face)
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clash(oppose, challenge, face, confront)
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collide(oppose, challenge, face, confront)
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come across(expression, oppose, challenge, face)
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contact(oppose, challenge, face, confront)
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cross(oppose, dispute, challenge, question)
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dig up(expression, oppose, challenge, face)
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engage(oppose, challenge, face, confront)
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experience(oppose, challenge, face, confront)
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