maul
misnegotiate
drop someone in it
cover
take care of
treat
chew up and spit out
co-endure
womanhandle
snooker
face up
toy with
tackle
grit one's teeth
swallow a bitter pill
take the bull by the horns
chouse
begin at the wrong end
make short work of
roust
bring down
strain a point
hack
self-deal
hardship
severeness
rigour
rigorousness
rigor
turn to
severity
rigourousness
grimness
asperity
eat out of someone's hand
come to terms with
settle someone's hash
face the music
ill-wisher
dote over
take something in stride
treat like dirt
stoically
resourcefulness
come to the scratch
take one for the team
mistreat
over a barrel
breathe down someone's neck
outface
lump it
smack around
appeal
in too deep
step to
melt
survivor
annoy
go hard with someone
fall upon
adjoin
ill-use
make out
asperate
warn
negotiate
punishment
saddle
dispose of
deal
carry
skate on thin ice
handtame
roll with
endure
find it in one's heart
take up with
jostle
batten down
get off one's chest
gangway
on the receiving end
not know which way to turn
gut
have someone by the short hairs
hurt someone's feelings
zugzwang
sarpork
make the best of a bad job
rub someone's nose in
wound
cope
catch heat
rub up against
work over
carefront