text: argue, assail, assault, attack, bar, battle, bombard, check, combat, confront, contradict, controvert, counter, counterattack, cross, debate, defy, deny, disagree, disapprove, dispute, encounter, expose, face, face down*, frown at, gainsay, hinder, neutralize, not countenance, obstruct, prevent, protest, resist, reverse, search out, speak against, take issue, take on, taunt, thwart, withstand