Answer:

faced

Answer	Crossword Clue
FACED	Confronted
FACED	Confronted directly
FACED	Didn't avoid

FACED	Didn't dodge
FACED	Met squarely
FACED	Stood up to
FACED	Stood toe-to-toe
FACED	Two-... (deceitful)
FACED	Two-.. (deceitful)
FACED	Met
FACED	Met defiantly

FACED	Looked right at
FACED	Looked toward
FACED	Confronted.
FACED	Opposed.
FACED	Encountered.
FACED	Met squarely.
FACED	Defied.
FACED	Turned up, as a card

FACED	Squared off
FACED	Dared
FACED	Veneered
FACED	Braved
FACED	Bearded
FACED	Didn't turn away from
FACED	Encountered
FACED	What criminal rocker did to music

FACED	Turned to
FACED	Batted against
FACED	Stood directly before
FACED	Lined
FACED	Took on, as one's fears
FACED	Stood before
FACED	Went to bat against