To engage in confrontation.
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 stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
To bring someone face to face with something.
To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.
To mumble and procrastinate in one's speech, especially with a reply to a hard question or with voicing a decision on a topical matter; to evade a question, giving vague answers; to equivocate or temporize.