confront
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Sense: Verb: face difficulties
Synonyms:
face Collocations, meet Collocations, face up to, deal with, tackle Collocations, brave Collocations, meet sth head-on, come up against, withstand Collocations, contend with, cope with, work through
Sense: Verb: challenge opponents
Synonyms:
challenge Collocations, oppose Collocations, dare Collocations, defy Collocations, take on, stand up to, look sb square in the face, go head-to-head with, come up against, go up against, face off against