Related Words for face up

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confront
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Verb, Verb
face
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Verb, Noun, Verb
face up to
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Phrase, Verb
face the music
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
face down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
look in the face
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
face facts
//
Phrase, Verb
face the facts
/x/
Phrase, Verb
feel the heat
/x/
Phrase, Verb
look out
//
Phrase, Verb
turn to
//
Phrase, Verb
come to grips with
////
Phrase, Verb
affront
x/
Noun
get to grips with
////
Phrase, Verb
come to terms with
////
Phrase, Verb
look on the bright side
//x//
Phrase, Verb
put on a brave face
//x//
Phrase, Verb
rise above
/x/
Phrase, Verb
meet
/
Verb
take the bull by the horns
/x//x/
Phrase, Verb
step forward
//x
Phrase, Verb
own up
//
Phrase, Verb
rise to the occasion
//xx/x
Phrase, Verb
brace
/
Noun
rise to the challenge
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
stare someone in the face
//xxx/
Phrase, Verb
front
/
Noun
grin and bear it
////
Phrase, Verb
work through
//
Phrase, Verb
save face
//
Phrase, Verb
dare
/
Verb
stand up
//
Phrase, Verb
set upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stand up to
///
Phrase, Verb
bite the bullet
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
rub up the wrong way
//x//
Phrase, Verb
hit back
//
Phrase, Verb
open up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
fight off
//
Phrase, Verb
come across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
grasp the nettle
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
step up to the plate
///x/
Phrase, Verb
pull a face
/x/
Phrase, Verb
turn up trumps
///
Phrase, Verb
switch on
//
Phrase, Verb
clear the air
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bear up
//
Phrase, Verb
take up the gauntlet
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
come up trumps
///
Phrase, Verb
fly in the face of
/xx//
Phrase, Verb
suck it up
///
Phrase, Verb
walk into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
throw down the gauntlet
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
take something in stride
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
square
/
Noun
bring on
//
Phrase, Verb
live down
//
Phrase, Verb
look for trouble
///x
Phrase, Verb
hack
/
Noun
get something over with
//x/x/
Phrase, Verb
flinch
/
Verb
paint oneself into a corner
/x/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
come round
//
Phrase, Verb
make a face
/x/
Phrase, Verb
land up
//
Phrase, Verb
come up
//
Phrase, Verb
fall upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
knuckle down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
have it out
///
Phrase, Verb
come at
//
Phrase, Verb
come clean
//
Phrase, Verb
stand up and be counted
////x
Phrase, Verb
fight it out
///
Phrase, Verb
butt heads
//
Phrase, Verb
beat up on
///
Phrase, Verb
wake up and smell the coffee
////x/x
Phrase, Verb
pose
/
Verb
sit up and take notice
/////x
Phrase, Verb
take up the cudgels
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
bring up short
///
Phrase, Verb
up the ante
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
run into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
sit up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
beat up
/x
Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Noun
lose face
//
Phrase, Verb
come to blows
///
Phrase, Verb
absorb
x/
Verb
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
accommodate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
account
x/
Noun, Verb
acknowledge
x/x
Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
admit
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
against
x/
Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
air
/
Noun, Verb
ait
/
Noun
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
ante
/x
Noun, Verb
appearance
x/x
Noun
are
/
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
ark
/
Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
assume
x/
Verb
attendee
x//
Noun
audacity
x/xx
Noun
avoid
x/
Verb
await
x/
Verb, Noun
awake
x/
Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
back end
//
Phrase, Noun
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
backside
/x
Noun, Adjective
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beard
/
Noun, Verb
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
beauty
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
benchmarking
/xx
Noun
bennet
/x
Name
boca
/x
Name
body
/x
Noun, Verb
boldface
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boldness
/x
Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
brain
/
Noun, Verb
brass
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
breast
/
Noun, Verb
brow
/
Noun, Verb
capita
/xx
Noun
cara
/x
Name
carmine
/x
Noun, Adjective
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cater
/x
Verb, Noun, Adverb
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
cheek
/
Noun, Verb
chin
/
Noun, Verb
chip
/
Noun, Verb
clash
/
Noun, Verb
clever
/x
Adjective, Noun
collegial
x/xx
Adjective
collide
x/
Verb
colors
/x
Verb
colours
/x
Noun
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
complexion
x/x
Noun, Verb
confrontation
xx/x
Noun
contend
x/
Verb
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contours
/x
Noun
cope
/
Verb, Noun
counseling
/xx
Noun
countenance
/xx
Noun, Verb
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
counteract
/xx
Verb, Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
czar
/
Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
diagnostic
xx/x
Adjective, Name
dial
/x
Noun, Verb
dimension
x/x
Noun, Verb
disk
/
Noun, Verb
done
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
dummy
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
dyadic
/xx
Adjective, Noun
effrontery
x/xx
Noun
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
encounter
x/x
Noun, Verb
endure
x/
Verb
erection
x/x
Noun
exam
x/
Noun, Verb
expect
x/
Verb
experience
x/xx
Noun, Verb
exploratory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
eye
/
Noun, Verb
eyeball
/x
Noun, Verb
eyebrow
/x
Noun, Verb
facade
x/
Noun
faceless
/x
Adjective
facet
/x
Noun, Verb
facial
/x
Adjective, Noun
façade
//
Noun
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
fight
/
Verb, Noun
figure
/x
Noun, Verb
figurehead
/xx
Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
fist
/
Noun, Verb
flat
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
font
/
Noun, Verb
foot
/
Noun, Verb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
forehead
/x
Noun
fount
/
Noun
freckles
/x
Noun
front end
//
Phrase, Noun
functioning
/xx
Noun, Adjective
gathering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
given
/x
Noun, Adjective
glance
/
Noun, Verb
glum
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
gothic
/x
Adjective, Name
grapple
/x
Verb, Noun
greet
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
grimace
/x
Noun, Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
group
/
Noun, Verb
hair
/
Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
have
/
Verb, Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
headboard
/x
Noun
heavenward
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
helm
/
Noun, Verb
helmet
/x
Noun, Verb
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
identify
x/xx
Verb
image
/x
Noun, Verb
improving
x/x
Adjective
in the lead
xx/
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
incarnation
x//x
Noun
incur
x/
Verb
indoors
/x
Noun, Adverb
informal
x/x
Adjective
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
inside
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
intercultural
xx/xx
Adjective
intergroup
xx/
Noun, Adjective