go up against

cope fight oppose repel resist withstand

battle buck clash contend contest defy dispute duel engage strive struggle traverse war

cross swords with do battle with put up a fight shoot it out

support surrender yield

agree give in give up make peace

compromise retreat run

accost defy encounter meet oppose repel resist

affront beard brave dare flout front scorn withstand

call one's bluff come up against face down face off face up to face with go one-on-one make my day meet eyeball-to-eyeball stand up to tell off

avoid dodge evade surrender yield

back down

allow challenge confront deal with encounter endure experience fight meet oppose risk run into suffer take

abide accost affront bear beard brace brave brook contend countenance court cross dare defy eyeball resist stand stomach submit sustain swallow tolerate venture withstand

be confronted by bit the bullet cope with fly in face of grapple with make a stand square off take it take on take the bull by the horns tell off

aid assist avoid disallow discontinue dodge help hold keep refuse reject support surrender yield

disapprove evade give in give up halt hide ignore leave resist shun stop veto

back retreat run withdraw

argue brave challenge confront dare defy go one-on-one take on

compete contend grapple

battle brawl buck contest hassle romp rough-house row scrap scuffle shuffle slug smack tangle

bump heads cross swords lock horns put up a fight

agree concur make peace

idle laze rest surrender yield

brave buck call out confront dare defy denounce dispute face-off go eyeball to eyeball with go one on one with go toe to toe with hang in insist upon investigate invite competition make a stand object to question stand up to throw down the gauntlet

refuse reject

scuffle tangle wrestle

battle box brawl conflict contest fight grapple hassle romp rough-house row scrap

bump heads lock horns put up a fight

agree concur harmonize make peace