beard the lion in his den
re-encounter
have it out
encounter
come to the scratch
engage
parley
opposition
bogeyism
clear the air
mortal enemy
boyg
collaborator
foe
befoe
enemy
hostile
unfriendly
two can play that game
confront
confrontationist
besieger
collaborationism
deterrence
front
Quislingism
warpath
under attack
under fire
upfront
belligerently
adversarially
hostilely
fraternization
bicker
confronter
confrontationalist
confrontation
in spite of someone's teeth
circle the wagons
nerve
face off
loweringly
us-and-them
prisoner of war
electronic simulative deception
insurrectionist
stand in the gap
come to grips with
simulative electronic deception