| take on(verb, expression, oppose, fight, challenge) |
| throw down the gauntlet(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, fight) |
| attack(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| battle(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| compete(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| contend(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| contest(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| encounter(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| face(verb, oppose, fight, confront) |
| fight(verb, oppose, face, confront) |
| match(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| meet(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| oppose(verb, fight, challenge, face, confront) |
| pit(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| throw down gauntlet(expression, idiom, buck) |
| vie(verb, oppose, fight, face, confront) |
| vie with(verb, expression, oppose, fight, face) |