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disobey(resist, confront)
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do battle(expression, meet, attack, dispute)
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elude(disregard, block, resist, frustrate)
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encounter(verb, meet, oppose, provoke)
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engage(verb, oppose, fight, resist)
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exchange blows(expression, meet, attack, dispute)
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face(verb, disregard, oppose, ignore, bear)
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face down(verb, expression, meet, oppose, provoke)
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face up to(verb, expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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face with(verb, expression, meet, oppose, provoke)
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flare up(expression, meet, attack, dispute)
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flout(verb, meet, disregard, oppose, ignore)
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fly in face of(expression, disregard, resist, frustrate)
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foil(verb, disregard, resist, frustrate)
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front(verb, meet, disregard, oppose, ignore)
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gibe(disregard, resist, frustrate, confront)
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go one-on-one(verb, expression, meet, oppose, provoke)
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go to war(expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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go up against(verb, expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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grapple(verb, meet, attack, oppose)
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