Synonyms and related words :
affront, bear up, beard, bell the cat, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, come up fighting, confront, face, face down, face out, face the music, face up, face up to, front, hang in, hang in there, hang on, hang tough, hold fast, hold on, hold out, hold up, live through it, live with it, meet, meet boldly, meet head-on, never say die, not give up, outbrave, outbrazen, outdare, outface, outlook, outstare, run the gauntlet, set at defiance, speak out, speak up, stand up, stand up to, stare down, stay it out, stay the distance, stay with it, stick, stick it, stick it out, stick out, stick to it, stick with it, tough it out,