to bring (a person), come, face to face (with danger, unpleasant facts etc)

challenge

to be, fight, against (a person, organization, plan, idea etc)

fight, obstruct

to use force against (a person, thing) in order to stop her, him or it; to be undamaged or unaffected by (something); to try not to give in, not to take or use (something)

withstand, oppose

to resist (something) successfully; hold out against (pressure, attack)

endure, bear