confront [confronted, confronting, confronts](to come up against; to encounter) verb [UK: kən.ˈfrʌnt] [US: kən.ˈfrənt]
dare [dared, daring, dares](to defy or challenge) verb [UK: deə(r)] [US: ˈder]I dared John to do it. = Sfidai John a farlo.
defy [defied, defying, defies](to challenge (someone)) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈfaɪ] [US: də.ˈfaɪ]They defied the laws of the king. = Hanno sfidato le leggi del re.
take on(To attempt to fight or compete) verb [UK: teɪk ɒn ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈteɪk ɑːn ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]