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facing coping with grappling with resisting withstanding dealing with taking on pitting oneself against handling addressing managing negotiating fielding maneuvering manoeuvring hacking treating playing manipulating tackling swinging taking seeing to taking care of confronting attending to applying oneself to undertaking attacking concentrating on focusing on getting cracking on getting stuck into sorting out embarking on engaging in taking up buckling down to getting to grips with taking in hand getting weaving on coming to terms with coming to grips with working turning to having a stab at diving into devoting oneself to setting about having a shot at having a go at trying to sort out throwing oneself into trying to deal with getting down to applying yourself to settling down to having a crack at engaging contending accepting controlling getting by with managing with making out with making do with setting to work on facing up to looking after setting to wading into devoting yourself to pitching into trying carrying out knuckling down to addressing oneself to going at navigating plugging away at becoming involved in getting started on getting to work on starting in on going to work on going for turning one's hand to taking charge of doing turning one's attention to settling beginning to tackle wrestling with tussling with making do getting by surmounting overcoming getting over reckoning with operating using serving responding to replying to reacting to answering speaking in response to employing commanding exploiting acting toward dominating behaving toward getting a handle on utilizing wielding mastering influencing disciplining counseling counselling deploying utilising wading in taking forward starting on taking the bit between your teeth having a go working on going about sinking your teeth into taking a shot at beginning approaching trying to cope with embarking upon setting one's hand to going for it pegging away at hammering away at starting the ball rolling trying to solve essaying stepping up to the plate making a run at launching into pursuing busying oneself with squaring off giving a whirl banging away at turning your hand to applying oneself getting to work at attempting trying on for size taking measures about giving a try hammering away pegging away turning adopting focussing focusing digging having at concentrating attending giving an oration on giving a dissertation on speaking to discussing giving an address on delivering a sermon on preachifying to talking about speaking on making a speech on talking to giving a lecture on pontificating on giving a discourse on preaching to giving a sermon on sermonizing on speechifying to taking aim at covering droning on about bespeaking giving a speech on biting the bullet challenging fighting contesting occupying yourself with plunging into

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testing investigating inquiring confounding grousing about beefing about matching yourself against going for the jugular griping about sweating finding fault with annulling backstabbing setting as rivals putting in opposition addressing remonstrating daring withspeaking withsaying counterbalancing coming into conflict having a dispute becoming involved feuding with throwing down rallying against finding lacking cavilling at slamming trashing smearing zapping zinging tarring discussing saying the opposite of eliminating antagonizing antagonising ending double-crossing making a nonsense of thinking wrong tampering with paying no heed to sinning trampling on committing a breach of meddling encroaching upon outraging erring contaminating taking no notice of two-timing picking holes in carping at resolving matching strength shaking one's head trying going up against in contest sparring bandying participating in matching wits pitting yourself against colliding frowning on pitching oneself against jousting seeking prize running for having a problem with tilting not supporting attempting trying to beat fencing pitting oneself against essaying bidding vying against stabbing in the back sticking it to thumbing nose at throwing the book at running down cutting to shreds casting doubt upon throwing doubt on pinning on putting down coming down on skinning alive swipeing at casting aspersions upon selling out taking wind out of sails giving thumbs down to burning down topping disposing of silencing declaring to be untrue convicting everting burning abnegating squelching parrying showing up replying to overthrowing quashing crushing tearing down blowing sky high begging to differ taking up on offending against transgressing against excluding interposing interfering intruding conflicting with coming out against demurring failing to observe digging your heels in kicking over the traces failing to comply with diverging putting an end to refusing to accept the authority of bringing to an end to nonconcurring joining battle coping tugging running standing stickling renouncing discording varying shying pettifogging dividing declining digging deeper digging deep jumping on pushing for shooting at nominating yourself giving one's all knocking oneself out putting up with putting yourself forward having at giving all one's got dealing with making play for standing up for saying nothing doing withholding assent refusing to support saying no way declining to support breaking with expressing disagreement with failing to agree with expressing objection expressing disagreement saying not a chance giving it one's all pitting against

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tackling stopping challenging grabbing intercepting seizing blocking confronting wrestling obstructing throwing attacking clutching collaring felling flooring grappling grasping halting nailing sacking taking catching downing bringing down grappling with knocking down taking on throwing down facing up to taking hold of bringing to the ground having a go at putting the freeze on

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resisting weathering withstanding bearing standing brooking enduring outlasting overcoming surviving tolerating abiding braving suffering surmounting sustaining taking wearing holding out against coping with grappling with putting up with coming through getting through living through persevering against pulling through riding out bearing up against persisting with bearing the brunt of prevailing against standing up to hanging tough holding out sticking it out dying hard against staying the course

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