To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
To deal with.
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
To come up against; to encounter.
To engage in confrontation.
To bring someone face to face with something.
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
To plead guilty and ask for mercy.